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document.write( "Note: The origin is the point (0,0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = m = (y-y1)/(x-x1) = (5-0)/(10-0) = 5/10 = 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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