document.write( "Question 624909: Find the slope containing the points (7, 2) and (3, 5) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #393163 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=7\" and \"y%5B1%5D=2\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=3\" and \"y%5B2%5D=5\".\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=%285-2%29%2F%283-7%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=5\", \"y%5B1%5D=2\", \"x%5B2%5D=3\", and \"x%5B1%5D=7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%283%29%2F%283-7%29\" Subtract \"2\" from \"5\" to get \"3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%283%29%2F%28-4%29\" Subtract \"7\" from \"3\" to get \"-4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-3%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=-3%2F4\"
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