document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=547229>Question 547229</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-6,8) and (6,-2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #356305 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><B>mathie123(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathie123><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=356305\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We have a formula for finding slope given two points (x_1,y_1) and (x_2,y_2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28y_1-y_2%29%2F%28x_1-x_2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28y_1-y_2%29%2F%28x_1-x_2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substituting the two points we have we get <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%288-%28-2%29%29%2F%28-6-6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%288-%28-2%29%29%2F%28-6-6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=10%2F-12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=10%2F-12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=5%2F-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=5%2F-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where m is the slope we are looking for </SPAN>\n" );
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