document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=452199>Question 452199</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope, if one exists, of the line containing the pair of points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(8,7) and (9,-9) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m (slope) = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m (slope) = (-9 - 7)/(9 - 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m (slope) = (-16)/(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m (slope) = -16 </SPAN>\n" );
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