document.write( "Question 618448: Find the slope of the line passing through the given pair of points.(6, 17) and (-17, 11) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #388921 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=6\" and \"y%5B1%5D=17\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=-17\" and \"y%5B2%5D=11\".\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=%2811-17%29%2F%28-17-6%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=11\", \"y%5B1%5D=17\", \"x%5B2%5D=-17\", and \"x%5B1%5D=6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-6%29%2F%28-17-6%29\" Subtract \"17\" from \"11\" to get \"-6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-6%29%2F%28-23%29\" Subtract \"6\" from \"-17\" to get \"-23\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=6%2F23\" 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=6%2F23\"
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