document.write( "Question 547229: What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-6,8) and (6,-2) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The other tutor used the formula.  Here is the GRAPHICAL method.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Start at the lower point and draw a vertical line upward until it is\r\n" );
document.write( "exactly right of the upper point:\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's the RISE. Count the blocks that make up its length, which is 10\r\n" );
document.write( "units.  It goes up, so its value is POSITIVE.  So the RISE = +10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now start where the green RISE stopped and draw a horizontal line \r\n" );
document.write( "leftward until it is on the upper point:\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's the RUN. Count the blocks that make up its length, which is 12\r\n" );
document.write( "units.  It goes LEFT, so its value is NEGATIVE.  So the RUN = -12\r\n" );
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document.write( "SLOPE =  =  = \r\n" );
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