document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27001>Question 27001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> why \"m\" on y=mx+b? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14712 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=venugopalramana><B>venugopalramana(3286)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=venugopalramana><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.geocities.com/venugopalramana/FREE_MATHS_ASSISTANCE.html valign=middle><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14712\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> IT IS A STANDARD SYMBOL USED TO INDICATE SLOPE OR GRADIENT OF A LINE...THERE IS NO HARD AND FAST RULE ON SYMBOL TO BE USED..IN FACT IN STANDARD LINEAR FORM WE USE AX+BY+C=0...WHERE SLOPE IS -A/B,WHICH WAS REPRESENTED BY M IN Y=MX+C </SPAN>\n" );
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