document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29456>Question 29456</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you get the slop of a line? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16272 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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=16272\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you get it by this equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=(first y - second y)/(first x - second x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so in the ordererd pair: (1,2) and (3,4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=(2 - 4)/(1 - 3)=-2/-2=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do you pick which is the first x and y?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as long as you decide what your using for your first x, your first y is the y value in the ordered pair </SPAN>\n" );
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