document.write( "Question 926145: Find the slope of the line that passes through the points.\r
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Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=5\" and \"y%5B1%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=%28-1-2%29%2F%284-5%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-1\", \"y%5B1%5D=2\", \"x%5B2%5D=4\", and \"x%5B1%5D=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-3%29%2F%284-5%29\" Subtract \"2\" from \"-1\" to get \"-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-3%29%2F%28-1%29\" Subtract \"5\" from \"4\" to get \"-1\"\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\"\r
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