SOLUTION: A and B are points on a line that has the slope –3. The abscissa of B exceeds the abscissa of A by 2. State the relationship of the ordinate of B to the ordinate of A.
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Question 1124694: A and B are points on a line that has the slope –3. The abscissa of B exceeds the abscissa of A by 2. State the relationship of the ordinate of B to the ordinate of A.
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Let 
be the point )
. Then 
must be )
and we wish to find the value of 
given that the slope of the line through and is -3
Given that the line has a slope of 
the following relationship must hold:
}{a\,-\,(a\,+\,2)}\ =\ -3)
Solve for
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