document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=520903>Question 520903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the value of k if line AB has a slope of -2, when A(-2,-5) and B(k,7)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope=m=-2=&#8710;y/&#8710;x=(y1-y2)/(x1-x2)=(7+5)/(k+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2=12/(k+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2k-4=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2k=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k=-8 </SPAN>\n" );
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