document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=47612>Question 47612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If u=x-2 is an equation representing a line on a graph, which direction is the line moving, and what is the slope?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. up and to the left, m=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. up and to the right, m=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. upand to the left, m=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #31444 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=31444\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> usually a graph has the x axis for the horizontal line and y for the verticle line so if your u=y then the line for y=x-2 produces the following points:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2,0), (3,1),(4,2),(5,3),6,4) etc. thus the slope is (1-0)/(3-2) or 1/1 or 1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ans c).  </SPAN>\n" );
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