document.write( "Question 636466: Find the slope of the line passing through (-3, -4) and (3, -2). \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #401029 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=-3\" and \"y%5B1%5D=-4\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=3\" and \"y%5B2%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=%28-2--4%29%2F%283--3%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-2\", \"y%5B1%5D=-4\", \"x%5B2%5D=3\", and \"x%5B1%5D=-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%282%29%2F%283--3%29\" Subtract \"-4\" from \"-2\" to get \"2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%282%29%2F%286%29\" Subtract \"-3\" from \"3\" to get \"6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=1%2F3\" 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%2F3\"
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