Finding the Slope from Two Points

OBJECTIVE: To find the slope of a line containing two points
[br]The slope of a line, denoted by the letter m, is defined as the ratio of change in y to change in x. In symbols, [img]data:image/png;base64,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[/img].[br][br]Use the applet below to find the slope of the line containing two points. Repeat at least 10 times.
[b][color=#0000ff]QUESTION[/color][/b]: Will the order in which you enter the coordinates of the two points affect the value of the slope? Explain.
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