document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13237>Question 13237</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> {1,2},{4,3} Find the slope of the line passing through each pair of points </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bam878s><B>bam878s(77)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bam878s><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The formula for the slope of a line is (y2-y1)/(x2-x1).  Let {1,2} be the point {x1,y1} and let {4,3} be the point {x2,y2}.  Then the slope is (3-2)/(4-1) = 1/3.  This means that for every one unit of rise (vertically) there is 3 units of run (horizontally) </SPAN>\n" );
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