document.write( "Question 612496: Find slope through each pair points
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=5\" and \"y%5B1%5D=-4\".\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--4%29%2F%28-20-5%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-3\", \"y%5B1%5D=-4\", \"x%5B2%5D=-20\", and \"x%5B1%5D=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%281%29%2F%28-20-5%29\" Subtract \"-4\" from \"-3\" to get \"1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%281%29%2F%28-25%29\" Subtract \"5\" from \"-20\" to get \"-25\"\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%2F25\"\r
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