document.write( "Question 601182: Using these coordinates, find the slope of the line that passes through (-3, 56) and (-7, -65) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #379633 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=-3\" and \"y%5B1%5D=56\".\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=%28-65-56%29%2F%28-7--3%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-65\", \"y%5B1%5D=56\", \"x%5B2%5D=-7\", and \"x%5B1%5D=-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-121%29%2F%28-7--3%29\" Subtract \"56\" from \"-65\" to get \"-121\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-121%29%2F%28-4%29\" Subtract \"-3\" from \"-7\" to get \"-4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=121%2F4\" 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=121%2F4\"\r
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