document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117177>Question 117177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The point-slope form of an equation of a line is represented by y-y1=m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-x1). Which of these could be used to determine  the slope?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. y1-x1/y-y1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. x-x1/y-y1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. y-y1/x-x1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. x1-x/y1-y </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85216 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=85216\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since m is the slope, we can solve for m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x-x%5B1%5D%29=m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x-x%5B1%5D%29=m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-x%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-x%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the slope of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=%28y-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x-x%5B1%5D%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=%28y-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is C) </SPAN>\n" );
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