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What's the slope of the line that goes through
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document.write( "Plot the two points:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a straight line through them:\r\n" );
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document.write( "The line goes uphill to the right, so its slope\r\n" );
document.write( "will be a positive number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a green line from (6,8) till it is exactly below (8,9).\r\n" );
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document.write( "That green line is called a \"run\". Notice that it is 2 units\r\n" );
document.write( "long,  So the run is 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next draw a red line from the end of the green line up to the\r\n" );
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document.write( "That red line is called a \"rise\". Notice that it is 1 unit\r\n" );
document.write( "long,  So the rise is 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now the slope is defined as \r\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope is 1/2, positive because it goes uphill to\r\n" );
document.write( "the right.  Lines that go downhill to the right have\r\n" );
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