document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=520468>Question 520468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for the indicated variable if the line through the two given points has the given slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a, 6) and (2, 8), m = &#8722;1   A= ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a, 6) and (2, 8), m = &#8722;1 A= ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = (8-6)/(2-a) = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/(2-a) = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = a-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 4<BR>\n" );
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