SOLUTION: Points A (5,2)and B(-3,y) lie on a line with slope 3/2. What is the y-coordinate of B? Explain how you found your answer.

Question 1019187: Points A (5,2)and B(-3,y) lie on a line with slope 3/2. What is the y-coordinate of B? Explain how you found your answer.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
change in y/change in x is slope
(y-2)/(-3-5)=3/2
(y-2)/(-8)=3/2
cross multiply
2(y-2)=-24
2y-4=-24
2y=-20
y=-10
y-2=(3/2)(x-5)
y=(3/2)x-(15/2)+2
y=(3x/2)-(11/2)
(5,2) and (-3,-10) lie on the line with slope 3/2

RELATED QUESTIONS
10: Points (?, 3) and (-2, -5) lie on a line with slope 4. What is the missing... (answered by josmiceli)

I really really need your help. The points (1, 3), (2, 5), (8, 17), (50, 101), and... (answered by Fombitz)

Type the correct answer in each box. Use numerals instead of words. If necessary, use /... (answered by Alan3354)

Points A(0, 2) and B(3, 20) lie on the graph of y = 6x + 2. Which of the following points (answered by ewatrrr,sudhanshu_kmr)

Given the points (2, 1) and (3, 4) answer the following. A) What is the slope of the... (answered by checkley77)

For the table that follows, answer the following questions: x ... y 1 ... 1/3 (answered by ewatrrr)

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (5,1) and (0,0) a) 1/5 b)... (answered by Fombitz)

Points A(0, 2) and B(3, 20) lie on the graph of y = 6x + 2. Which of the following points (answered by ewatrrr)