document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27761>Question 27761</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what would the slope of the line be through the two points (-4,-2) and (-1,-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I do not understand this could someone please help???<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15122 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=15122\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It would probably help you if you knew the formula for the slope, m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope is Rise over Run, or in algebrese:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Where: (-4, -2) is (x1, y1) and (-1, -1) is (x2, y2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So try plugging in the numbers and see what you get.<BR>\n" );
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