document.write( "Question 157938This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry Structure and Method book 2
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the value of k so that the line through the given points has slope m.
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Find the value of k so that the line through the given points has slope m.
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\n" ); document.write( "Given two points on a line, the slope is:
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\n" ); document.write( "From the two points:
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\n" ); document.write( "slope = (-k-(k+1))/(k-(k-1))
\n" ); document.write( "slope = (-k-k-1)/(k-k+1)
\n" ); document.write( "slope = (-2k-1)/(1)
\n" ); document.write( "slope = -2k-1
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\n" ); document.write( "The problem said:
\n" ); document.write( "m (slope) = k+1
\n" ); document.write( "so, now we have:
\n" ); document.write( "k+1 = -2k-1
\n" ); document.write( "3k+1 = -1
\n" ); document.write( "3k = -2
\n" ); document.write( "k = -2/3 (this is the solution) \n" ); document.write( "
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