document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159249>Question 159249</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I just really dont understand math at all im having trouble in my algebra2 class with point slope heres a problem can u solve it for me [3,2] [-4,3] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "http://www.purplemath.com/modules/slope.htm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Basically, the formula is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the x's and y's are the given points.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For example, your two points:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[3,2] [-4,3]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is mapped to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[x1,y1] [x2,y2]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = (3-2)/(-4-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = (1)/(-7) = -1/7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's it... your slope between those two points is -1/7<BR>\n" );
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