document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=97519>Question 97519</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> givin points C (4,3) and S (5,1) find the sope of every perpendicular to RS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how do i do that??!?! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #70938 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathslover><B>mathslover(157)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathslover><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=mathslover><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=70938\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am assuming that you meant R (4,3) and S (5,1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope of a line passing through points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is given by <BR>\n" );
document.write( " Slope = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "using the formula above slope = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281-3%29%2F%285-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281-3%29%2F%285-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "      =-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we use the following fact that the product of the slope of a line and the slope of the line perpendicular to it is -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so if M is the slope of any perpendicular<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M* -2 = -1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "M= 1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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