document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=568948>Question 568948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you find the missing numbers in the slopes (x) and (y) and it's (m) ? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. ( n , 11/2 ) ( - 1/4 , 0 )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = -22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. ( 4 , n ) ( 1 , a-b) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = 2b/3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #367209 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=367209\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The letter m is often used for slope of a line, and that’s what I bet the M in your problem stands for.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of the line connecting  ( n , 11/2 )  and  ( - 1/4 , 0 ) is the difference in y-coordinates divided by the difference in their x-coordinates:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=m=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811%2F2-0%29%2F%28n-%28-1%2F4%29%29=%2811%2F2%29%2F%28n%2B1%2F4%29=%2811%2F2%29%2F%28%284n%2B1%29%2F4%29=%2811%2F2%29%284%2F%284n%2B1%29%29=11%2A2%2F%284n%2B1%29=22%2F%284n%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-22=22%2F%284n%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-22=22%2F%284n%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4n%2B1=22%2F%28-22%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4n%2B1=22%2F%28-22%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4n%2B1=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4n%2B1=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4n=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4n=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=-1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=-1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope of the line connecting  ( 4 , n ) and  ( 1 , a-b) is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n-%28a-b%29%29%2F%284-1%29=%28n-a%2Bb%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n-%28a-b%29%29%2F%284-1%29=%28n-a%2Bb%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28n-a%2Bb%29%2F3=2b%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28n-a%2Bb%29%2F3=2b%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n-a%2Bb=2b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n-a%2Bb=2b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=a-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=a-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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