document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320825>Question 320825</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the graph of the linear function \"g\" if g(-2)=4 and g(2)=5. Thank you! :D </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large g(-2)\ =\ 4\"> then the graph of the function must contain the point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (-2,4)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large g(2)\ =\ 5\"> then the graph of the function must contain the point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (2,5)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is because the notation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large g(x)\"> actually means \"the value of the function <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large g\"> at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the function <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large g\"> is linear, you can calculate the slope from the coordinates of two points using the slope formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ m\ =\ \frac{y_1\ -\ y_2}{x_1\ -\ x_2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_1,y_1\right)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_2,y_2\right)\"> are the coordinates of the given points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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