document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=14092>Question 14092</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i find the slope of a line? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7372 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=venugopalramana><B>venugopalramana(3286)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=venugopalramana><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.geocities.com/venugopalramana/FREE_MATHS_ASSISTANCE.html valign=middle><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=7372\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope of a line is defined as the tangent of the angle the line makes with X axis in the positive (anticlockwise) direction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the line equation is given as ax + by + c = 0 , then the slope is given by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the formula m = slope = -a/b </SPAN>\n" );
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