document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28968>Question 28968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a line that passes  through the points (-2,4) and (2,-1). what are the rise and the run of the line? at first i got the answer: the run 4, the rise 5, but it wasn't right. now i think it's -4 and -5. am i right? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15819 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=15819\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your y values are going from 4 to -1; that is a decrease of 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your x values are going from -2 to 2; that is an increase of 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the \"run\" is 4 and the \"rise\" is -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The general way of doing this is to subtract one y-value from <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other and then to subtract the CORRESPONDING x-values.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Doing this you could have either of the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[-1-4]/(2-(-2)]=-5/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or you could have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[4-(-1)[/[-2-2]= 5/(-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In both cases the final answer is -5/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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