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    Dec 5, 2010, 01:35 PM
    What is the slope of a line that passes through the origin and the point(-2,1)
    What is the slope of a line that passes through the origin and the point (-2,1)
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    Dec 6, 2010, 02:08 AM

    If it passes through the origin, you have a second point, (0, 0)

    And you can find the slope using:



    That is the y coordinates of a point, minus the y coordinates of the other point, divided by the x coordinate of the first point minus the x coordinate of the second point.
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