document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=789811>Question 789811</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the value of x so that the slope of the line through (x, 4) and (4, 5) is 1/3. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope=&#8710;y/&#8710;x=(5-4)/(4-x)=1/(4-x)=1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4-x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1     </SPAN>\n" );
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