document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22835>Question 22835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Okay. This is a relation (set of ordered pairs) that I have to write an equation for...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2,12)(1,48)(-1,48)(-2,12)(-4,3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x : 2,1,-1,-2,-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y : 12, 48, 48, 12, 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Okay, I'm supposed to divide the range difference by the domain difference. Well, obviously I have more than one difference so : \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "range difference : 36, 0, 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "domain difference : 1, 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So would I divide the 36/1 = 36, 0/2 = 0, and then...9/1??? Or am I going about this entirely wrong? (like I think I am) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11210 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11210\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not sure if this is what you want, but...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Looks like the Range difference is 48-3= 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the Domain difference is 2-(-4) = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 45/6 = 7 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can't imagine what you would be doing with <BR>\n" );
document.write( "those numbers but....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I had to find the equation for this set of numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I would plot them on an x-y axis system.  Then if I <BR>\n" );
document.write( "had a calculator I would run some regression tests.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope you know how to proceed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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