document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=425946>Question 425946</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> FIND THE SLOPE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can't draw the slope because I don't know how to put it on here but imagine a graph with (-7,2) on the left top side and (9,6) in the right top portion of the graph.  It's asking me to \"find the slope\" & I don't know how to do this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME....it's on my final test. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From (9,6) draw a line 2 units vertically downwards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then from this point , draw a horizontal line to meet the the line at (1,4) .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "measure y = 2 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "measure x = 8 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y/x = 2/8 = 1/4 = slope\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the line is rising towards the right the slope is positive.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so slope = +1/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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