document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=403866>Question 403866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x) = 4x -3x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(1)   f(3)  f(5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(1)=4*1-3*1+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(1)=4-3+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F(1)=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F(3)=4*3-3*3+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F(3)=12-9+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F(3)=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F(5)=4*5-3*5+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F(5)=20-15+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F(5)=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What would be the slope of the line????? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #285502 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=285502\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The best way to find the slope is to simplify f(x), so that f(x) becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since f(x) is already in slope-intercept form, we conclude that the slope is 1. </SPAN>\n" );
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