document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=379354>Question 379354</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope for y=10x-5.5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #269340 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=269340\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One way to represent a line using algebra, is with the slope-intercept equation of a line.  This means: y=mx+b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y and x is a particular point on the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m is the slope and, b is where the line crosses the y-axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, in your example the slope = m = 10 </SPAN>\n" );
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