document.write( "Question 701899: the line through (4 2) and (8 5) in slope-intercept form \n" ); document.write( "
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope

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\n" ); document.write( " Slope of the line through the points (4, 2) and (8, 5)
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m+=+%285+-+2%29%2F%288+-+4%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"m+=+%283%29%2F%284%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Answer: Slope is \"m+=+3%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now the line passes through (4,2) so plug x=4 and y=2 into the formula
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\n" ); document.write( "giving:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y-2=%283%2F4%29%28x-4%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y-2=3x%2F4-3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+y=3x%2F4-1+\"
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