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\n" ); document.write( "Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-3, 4) and (4, 1).
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document.write( "Imagine that you move from point (-3,4) to point (4,1) in a coordinate plane.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The increment in y is  dy = 1 - 4 = -3,\r\n" );
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document.write( "the increment in x is  dx = 4 - (-3) = 7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is the ratio   =  = .    ANSWER\r\n" );
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