document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=303446>Question 303446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is slope? I dont understand anything about slope. I understand a little bit about the rise and run and also about the equation but I need some help. Thank you so much for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #217492 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=217492\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope is the gradient, of steepness.  It's the change in height divided by the horizontal distance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The \"rise\" is the change in height, the \"run\" is the horizontal distance.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = diffy/diffx in an x-y plane.\r<BR>\n" );
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