document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=994309>Question 994309</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the value of x so that the slope of the line through (2,9) and (x,-3) is 3/8. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = diffy/diffx<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/8 = (-3-9)/(x-2) = -12/(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x-2) = -96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2 = -32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -30<BR>\n" );
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