document.write( "Question 995435: find the missing value for the given slope.
\n" ); document.write( " (x,17)and(-20,-4);slope:7/6
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Algebra.Com's Answer #614190 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( " (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"x%5B2%5D\")=(\"x\",\"17\")
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(\"x%5B2%5D\",\"y%5B2%5D\")=(\"-20\",\"-4\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "slope:\"m=7%2F6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use formula for slope:\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\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2F6=%28-4-17%29%2F%28-20-x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2F6=%28-21%29%2F%28-20-x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2F6=-21%2F%28-20-x%29\"........cross multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%28-20-x%29=-21%2A6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-140-7x=-126\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-140%2B126=7x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-14=7x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-14%2F7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your point is (\"-2\",\"17\")\r
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