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what does it mean to draw a line with a slope of -1 over 4
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\n" ); document.write( "One definition of slope is \"Rise over Run\" which means vertical over horizontal
\n" ); document.write( "This slope is $\"-1%2F4\"$ , so it drops 1 unit vertically for every 4 horizontal units\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If you graph $\"-1%2F4\"$ x, it would look like this
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-5%2C+5%2C+-.25x%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "note that when x=4, y=-1\r
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