document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=593660>Question 593660</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to find the slope of (-6,2) It has to be an integer or a simple fraction. I want to understand how we get the slope </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #376387 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=376387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can't determine the slope given only one point (-6,2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, slope is steepness, which is defined as \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE slope = \frac{\Delta(y)}{\Delta(x)}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where Delta(x) is the change in y (y2 - y1). </SPAN>\n" );
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