SOLUTION: The Slope of a line through the point (1,3) is 1.5. If the point (-3,y) lies on the line, find the value of y.

Question 35623: The Slope of a line through the point (1,3) is 1.5. If the point (-3,y) lies on the line, find the value of y.
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Also, a slope of 1.5 is actually one and a half or as a fraction it can be written .

The slope between (1,3) and (-3,y) is the RISE over the RUN, which is

Therefore,

Since means the same as ,
means that

Add +6 to each side:

Check: Find the slope between (1,3) and (-3,-3).

It checks.

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