document.write( "Question 973051: What is the slope of these points: (2,6) and (-4,-5) \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "The points themselves have no slope, but for segment connecting the points
\n" ); document.write( "(or the line passing through both points):
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%5B1%5D=%28x%5B1%5Dy%5B1%5D%29\"$ =(-4,-5)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"P%5B2%5D=%28x%5B2%5Dy%5B2%5D%29\"$ =(2,6)
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\"$ = $\"%286-%28-5%29%29%2F%282-%28-4%29%29=11%2F6\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The slope of the line through the two points is 11/6. \n" ); document.write( "

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