document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=882559>Question 882559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please can someone solve this problem for me because I tried for a long time to solve it but I couldn't, so the math problem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) use slopes to determine weather each set of points is collinear or non-collinear.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) if the points are collinear, find the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16) A(-2,1), B(-1,2),C(-4,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17) M(-1,-3),N(2,5),P(3,4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18) W(-3,-1),X(9,8),Z(5,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collinear means in the same line </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #532923 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=532923\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16) non-collinear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A(-2,1), <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B(-1,2)  m = -1/-1 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C(-4,-2) m = 4/3  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "17) non-collinear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M(-1,-3),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N(2,5)  m = -8/-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(3,4)  m = 1/-1  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "18) collinear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W(-3,-1),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X(9,8) m = -9/-12 = 3/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Z(5,5)  m = 3/4   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "W(-3,-1) m = 6/8 = 3/4 </SPAN>\n" );
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