document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=907452>Question 907452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> points (4,2) and (5,1) lie on line j what is the slope of the line that is parallel to j </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #550425 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=550425\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Going from (4,2) to (5,1), as x increases by 1 (from 4 to 5) y \"increases\" by -1 (decreases by 1 from 2 to 1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since one definition of slope is the increase in y as x increases by 1, that means that the slope of line j is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since parallel lines have the same slope (if they have a slope at all), that means that every line parallel to j has a slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28-1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Wasn't that easy? </SPAN>\n" );
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