document.write( "Question 627091: find the slope (5,-2),(-3,-1) \n" ); document.write( "
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=5\" and \"y%5B1%5D=-2\".\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=%28-1--2%29%2F%28-3-5%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-1\", \"y%5B1%5D=-2\", \"x%5B2%5D=-3\", and \"x%5B1%5D=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%281%29%2F%28-3-5%29\" Subtract \"-2\" from \"-1\" to get \"1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%281%29%2F%28-8%29\" Subtract \"5\" from \"-3\" to get \"-8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-1%2F8\" 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=-1%2F8\"\r
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