document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=274019>Question 274019</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My paper reads, \"A line passes through the two given points. Find the slope of the line, the slope of a line parallel and the slope of a line perpendicular to the line passing through the two given points.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I honestly have no idea what it is saying because I had to miss school for a while. Please help me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. (8,3)(4,1)      \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for your time and effort, it is much appreciated.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #200072 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=200072\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope is (change in y)/(change in x) between 2 points on<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a straight line. The line must be straight to work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have the points<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P1(8,3) and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P2(4,1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The formula is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is slope<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plugging in coordinates from your points,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (change in y)/(change in x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any line parallel to any line with slope = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "will also have slope = 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for finding a slope perpendicular<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to a given slope is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5Bp%5D+=+-%281%2Fm%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5Bp%5D+=+-%281%2Fm%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so for your points,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any line perpendicular to any line with slope = 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "will have slope = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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