document.write( "Question 24407: I need to know how to find the slope of (1,4) (3,9) and
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Algebra.Com's Answer #12984 by wuwei96815(245)\"\" \"About 
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Slope is the relationship between vertical gain and horizontal gain. Slope tells you how fast you are going up (or down in the case of a negative number) in relationship to how fast you are moving horizontally. If you gain one unit of elevation (the y-axis) for every unit of horizontal movement (the x-axis) your slope is one.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The formula for slope is slope = gain in y divided by gain in x = y2-y1/x2-x1, where 2 is the second position and 1 is the original position. This change in position is often represented by the Greek letter delta which looks like a triangle.\r
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