document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187095>Question 187095</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with finding the slope because in math class today my teacher went over it and about rise and run, but i mostly forgot!!!!! Please help me!!!! some examples are { Find the slope of the line that passess through each pair of points. A(-10,6), B(-5,8). I think tha i'm sussposed to put it into a fraction... but im not sure?!?!?!?!? If you understand what is Private tutoring?? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       Thank you soooooooooo much<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          Liz<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           {P.S. i'm a 6th grader} </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember that your points are expressed as ordered pairs (<i>x</i>,<i>y</i>).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1:  Subtract the second <i>y</i> value from the first <i>y</i> value:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 6 - 8 = -2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2:  Subtract the second <i>x</i> value from the first <i>x</i> value:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -10 - (-5) = -5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3:  Divide the results of Step 1 by the results of Step 2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ m_{AB}\ =\ \frac{-2}{-5}\ =\ \frac{2}{5}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In general, given <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large P_1(x_1,y_1)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large P_2(x_2,y_2)\"> the slope <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large m_1\"> of line <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large L_1\"> through <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large P_1\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large P_2\"> is given by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ m_1\ =\ \frac{y_1 - y_2}{x_1 - x_2} \">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that it doesn't matter which of the two points you say is the 'first' and which the 'second' because, specifically for your problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ m_{BA}\ =\ \frac{8 - 6}{-5 - (-10)}\ =\ \frac{2}{5} \">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And in general:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ m_1\ =\ \frac{y_1 - y_2}{x_1 - x_2}\ =\ \frac{-(y_2 - y_1)}{-(x_2 - x_1)}\ =\ \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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