document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258516>Question 258516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is really about slope i couldnt find an option for it,,,but i really dont understand the whole slope thing...i did the x1 - y1 but i still cant get the right answer...if the equation is (6,6) and (2,2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of the line between two points represents the change in the y-coordinates divided by the change in the x-coordinates. This is sometimes called the rise (of the line) over the run (of the line).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In general the slope between two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is then \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So for these points the slope is (6-2)/(6-2) = 4/4 = 1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One of the standard forms of a line called the slope-intercept form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = m*x + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this form of a line m represents the slope and b represents the value of y where the line crosses the y-axis (which is when x = 0).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this particular case we already calculated the slope m to be 1 so the equation of the line is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1*x + b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We still need to find b. Since the line passes through the point (2,2) we know that when x=2, y is also equal to 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So substituting 2 for x and 2 for y in the equation above:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 = 1*2 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 = 2 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation for the line in slope-intercept form is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 1*x + 0 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x\r<BR>\n" );
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