Finite Mathematics
Finite Mathematics
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781337280426
Author: Stefan Waner, Steven Costenoble
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To calculate: The slope of the straight line passing through the points (−a,b)

and (a,−b)

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