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algebra intermediate

Problem

What is the slope of the line determined by any two solutions to the equation ? Express your answer as a common fraction.
Solution
We can quickly see that we can get a solution to the equation if the first fraction is 1 and the second is -1 which gives . Similarly if we let we get the first fraction to be and the second to be 1. The slope of the line through these two points is .
Final answer
- \frac 32