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document.write( "Step 1, find the slope, m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = diffy/diffx, difference in y over the difference in x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2, use<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is either point.<BR>\n" );
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