SOLUTION: determine the value of "r" so that the line passes through each pair of points at the given slope. (7,-5), (6,r),m=0 Please Help !

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Question 240499: determine the value of "r" so that the line passes through each pair of points at the given slope.
(7,-5), (6,r),m=0
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: the slope formula is . So plug in the given coordinates and the slope to get and simplify to get . Now solve for 'r' to get -->


So the second y coordinate is -5. It turns out that to have a slope of zero, the y coordinates must be the same.

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