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document.write( "  my name is lauren and i am taking a algebra function and models class at suny westchter community college. I have and adjunct professor whos strong point is wall street, and here lies my problem. she has been telling the class that the equation to find a slope of a line is y1-y2 over x1-x2 and i know its y2-y1 over x2-x1, but she says it doesnt matter you ge the same answer either way but i keep getting diffrenet answers. Is she right and I am doing my math wrong or am i right that the formula she is giving is wrong? please help i need this class to graduate.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #477071 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=477071\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> she has been telling the class that the equation to find a slope of a line is y1-y2 over x1-x2 and i know its y2-y1 over x2-x1, but she says it doesnt matter you ge the same answer either way but i keep getting diffrenet answers. Is she right and I am doing my math wrong or am i right that the formula she is giving is wrong? please help i need this class to graduate. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She's not wrong.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's the difference in y over the diff in x, as long as you use either of the points as (x1,y1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x1 - x2)/(y1 - y2) = -(x2 - x1)/-(y2 - y1) = (x2 - x1)/(y2 - y1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Same thing.<BR>\n" );
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