document.write( "Question 696658: What is the slope of the line passing through (-3,2) and (-1,-4)? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=-3\" and \"y%5B1%5D=2\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=-1\" and \"y%5B2%5D=-4\".\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=%28-4-2%29%2F%28-1--3%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-4\", \"y%5B1%5D=2\", \"x%5B2%5D=-1\", and \"x%5B1%5D=-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-6%29%2F%28-1--3%29\" Subtract \"2\" from \"-4\" to get \"-6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-6%29%2F%282%29\" Subtract \"-3\" from \"-1\" to get \"2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=-3\" 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\"
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