document.write( "Question 547811: find the slope (1,0) and (0,-3) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #356579 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=1\" and \"y%5B1%5D=0\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=0\" and \"y%5B2%5D=-3\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the slope formula.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-3-0%29%2F%280-1%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-3\", \"y%5B1%5D=0\", \"x%5B2%5D=0\", and \"x%5B1%5D=1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-3%29%2F%280-1%29\" Subtract \"0\" from \"-3\" to get \"-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-3%29%2F%28-1%29\" Subtract \"1\" from \"0\" to get \"-1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=3\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is \"m=3\"\r
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