document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=657512>Question 657512</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find a slope of a line through (-1, 3) and (-3, 7) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409900 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=colliefan><B>colliefan(242)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=colliefan><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=409900\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope is the ratio (or quotient) of the difference between the y values and the difference between the x values. One way of saying this is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope = rise over run = rise/run\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope=(7-3)/((-3-(-1))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=(4)/(-3+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope=4/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope = -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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