document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51587>Question 51587</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of the line passing through the points (-8,-3) and (-2,2)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #34438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><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=34438\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope m of a line is given as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  It doesn't matter which ordered pair you use as (x1,y1) and (x2,y2).  Substituting in our equation provides us with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%282-%28-3%29%29%2F%28-2-%28-8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%282-%28-3%29%29%2F%28-2-%28-8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which simplifies to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%282%2B3%29%2F%28-2%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%282%2B3%29%2F%28-2%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  This reduces to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=5%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=5%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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