document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117446>Question 117446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope of 1/2, <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85694 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=85694\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A slope of 1/2 means that for every two units you go to the right horizontally, the graphed line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "goes up 1 unit vertically.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A slope of 2 means that for every unit you go to the right horizontally, the graphed line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "goes up 2 units vertically.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A slope of -2 means that for every unit you go to the right horizontally, the graphed line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "goes down two units vertically.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And finally:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A slope of -1/2 means that for every two units you go to the right horizontally, the graphed line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "goes down 1 unit vertically.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The following graph illustrates these four graphed slopes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The brownish-red graph has a slope of 1/2. The green graph has a slope of 2. The dark blue <BR>\n" );
document.write( "graph has a slope of -2, and the purple graph has a slope of -1/2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you understand the concept of slope.<BR>\n" );
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