document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=566078>Question 566078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the line that passes through the given pair of points. (If an answer is undefined, enter UNDEFINED.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(&#8722;a + 3, b &#8722; 1) and (a + 3, &#8722;b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help. Ive tried almosst everything!! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope between two points:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug in the given data:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (-b - (b &#8722; 1))/((a+3 - (&#8722;a + 3))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (-b + b + 1)/((a+3 + a - 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (1)/(2a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m (slope) = 1/(2a)\r<BR>\n" );
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