document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=49100>Question 49100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the slope of the line that passes through  the pair of points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5,8),(-3,7) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m = (y2-y)/(x2-x) [Use the slope formula]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (7-8)/(-3-5) [Plug-in the values]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -1/-8 = 1/8  </SPAN>\n" );
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