document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016614>Question 1016614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   For every 10 units a line goes up, it goes 2 units to the left. What is the slope of the line?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope formula: m = y2 - y1/x2 - x1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #632992 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=632992\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think of slope as a person walks down a road from left to right...if he goes uphill, it is a positive slope, and if he walks downhill, it is a negative slope...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case, notice the line goes downhill...we can call slope = rise / run...here the rise is 10 but the run is -2...the slope is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 10/-2 = -5 </SPAN>\n" );
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