document.write( "Question 733419: find the slope of the line passing through the points (2,4) and (-2,-4) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #448380 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=2\" and \"y%5B1%5D=4\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=-2\" 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=%28-4-4%29%2F%28-2-2%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-4\", \"y%5B1%5D=4\", \"x%5B2%5D=-2\", and \"x%5B1%5D=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-8%29%2F%28-2-2%29\" Subtract \"4\" from \"-4\" to get \"-8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-8%29%2F%28-4%29\" Subtract \"2\" from \"-2\" to get \"-4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=2\" 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=2\"
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