document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1091521>Question 1091521</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of the line that contains the pair of points...{what does that mean?&#8601;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A(2, 4), B(4, 6) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you're asking, what does the slope mean:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is the \"steepness\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's the vertical change divided by the horizontal change.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the x-y plane, that's diffy/diffx, difference in y over difference in x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A(2,4), B(4,6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change in y = 6-2 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Change in x = 4-2 = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope = 4/2 = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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