SOLUTION: How do I find the distance between the following pairs of points (-2,-5) and (-2,3).
Also, how do i find the slope of the line segments joining them.
Help is appreciated, tha
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Question 678688: How do I find the distance between the following pairs of points (-2,-5) and (-2,3).
Also, how do i find the slope of the line segments joining them.
Help is appreciated, thank you very much.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distance formula is:
given:
P1 ( -2,-5 )
P2 ( -2, 3 )
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The slope is ( change in y ) / ( change in x )
slope =
slope =
slope =
When is in the denominator of a slope, that
means the slope is infinite, and that means it is a vertical line
through ( -2, y ) where y can be anything
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