document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=991465>Question 991465</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the line through each pair of points<BR>\n" );
document.write( "( -1, 17), (-8, 16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-2, -20), (-18, -7) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = change in y/change in x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "( -1, 17), (-8, 16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = (16-17)/(-8--1) = -1/-7 = 1/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2, -20), (-18, -7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = (-7--20)/(-18--2) = 13/-16 = -13/16<BR>\n" );
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