document.write( "Question 628500: Find the slope of the line with these given points (9, 3) and (3, -6) \n" ); document.write( "
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=9\" and \"y%5B1%5D=3\".\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=%28-6-3%29%2F%283-9%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-6\", \"y%5B1%5D=3\", \"x%5B2%5D=3\", and \"x%5B1%5D=9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-9%29%2F%283-9%29\" Subtract \"3\" from \"-6\" to get \"-9\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-9%29%2F%28-6%29\" Subtract \"9\" from \"3\" to get \"-6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=3%2F2\" 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%2F2\"\r
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