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document.write( "Can someone help me find the slope of\r\n" );
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document.write( "Just plug \r\n" );
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document.write( "x1 = -4, y1 = 3, \r\n" );
document.write( "x2 = -5, y2 = -2 \r\n" );
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document.write( "into the slope formula:\r\n" );
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document.write( "     y2 - y1\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x2 - x1\r\n" );
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document.write( "      (-2) - (3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "     (-5) - (-4) \r\n" );
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document.write( "     -2 - 3\r\n" );
document.write( "m = -------- \r\n" );
document.write( "     -5 + 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "     -5\r\n" );
document.write( "m = ---- \r\n" );
document.write( "     -1\r\n" );
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document.write( "m = 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "The line slopes like this:\r\n" );
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