document.write( "Question 560835: What is the slope for these numbers (19,-16)(-7,-15) \n" ); document.write( "
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=19\" and \"y%5B1%5D=-16\".\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=%28-15--16%29%2F%28-7-19%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-15\", \"y%5B1%5D=-16\", \"x%5B2%5D=-7\", and \"x%5B1%5D=19\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%281%29%2F%28-7-19%29\" Subtract \"-16\" from \"-15\" to get \"1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%281%29%2F%28-26%29\" Subtract \"19\" from \"-7\" to get \"-26\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-1%2F26\" 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=-1%2F26\"\r
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