SOLUTION: Determine whether the three points are collinear (0,-4), (-3,-13), (2,2)

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Question 1032933: Determine whether the three points are collinear
(0,-4), (-3,-13), (2,2)

Found 2 solutions by robertb, ikleyn:
Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
, so the three points are collinear.
Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Another solution is to calculate the slope values between the 2-nd and the 1-st point and between the 3-rd and the 2-nd points.

If the slope values are the same, then the points are collinear.


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