document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1161460>Question 1161460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope between the points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8, -1) and (10, -7)  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slope = rise/run<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "run = distance left to right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rise = distance up (positive) or down (negative)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From (8,-1) to (10,-7) the run is 2 (from 8 to 10)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From (8,-1) to (10,-7) the rise is -6 (from -1 to -7)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is rise/run = -6/2 = -3<br><BR>\n" );
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