document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253029>Question 253029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> FIND THE SLOPE OF THE LINE THAT PASSES THROUGH EACH PAIR OF POINTS:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(12, 10) (3,9)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=(y1-y2)/x1-x2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y's are 10 and 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x's are 12 and 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope or gradient is the rise (y) over the run (x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=(10-9)/(12-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do the subtraction and simplify the fraction if possible. You can leave it as a fraction.<BR>\n" );
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