SOLUTION: Given points (2,4), (x,8): slope = -1/2 How do I solve for x?

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Question 387515: Given points (2,4), (x,8): slope = -1/2
How do I solve for x?

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
, or ;
-8 = x - 2, or x = -6.












Tough luck. You shouldn't be a tutor if you don't know something as simple as that.

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