document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104109>Question 104109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you solve for the slope?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-9,6) and (-4,5) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #75757 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TP><B>TP(29)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TP><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=75757\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope(gradient)of straight line between two points on the line is vertical distance between the two points divided by the horizontal distance between the two points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So if the two points on the line have coordinates of (X,Y) and (x,y) then \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope=(Y-y)/(X-x).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In your question the two points on the line are (-9,6) and (-4,5) and so here <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=-9,x=-4 and Y=6,y=5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replacing the letters X,x,Y and y by their number values the formula becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope=(6-5)/(-9--4).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now the top part=1 and the bottom part =-9--4 becomes -9+4 (because --=+).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The value of -9+4 is -5 (by using the number line,start at -9 and move 4 spaces to the right and you end up at -5).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the slope is 1/-5=-0.2ANS  </SPAN>\n" );
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