document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1085424>Question 1085424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) find the slope of the line passing through (8,-4)and (6,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) use the point slope form y-y1= m (x-x1) to find the equation of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FOR A) slope I got 1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y2-y1/x2-x1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2--4/6-8 = 2/2 which equals 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FOR B) Y-Y1 = M (X-X1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y--4=1(X-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y+4=1(X-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y+4-4=1(X-8)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=1x-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) Y=1X-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ARE MY ANSWERS CORRECT FOR A AND B???<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) find the slope of the line passing through (8,-4)and (6,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) use the point slope form y-y1= m (x-x1) to find the equation of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FOR A) slope I got 1 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y2-y1/x2-x1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2--4/6-8 = 2/2 which equals 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FOR B) Y-Y1 = M (X-X1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y--4=1(X-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y+4=1(X-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y+4-4=1(X-8)-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=1x-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) Y=1X-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ARE MY ANSWERS CORRECT FOR A AND B???<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Your calculation for the slope is WRONG, as: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C9%2C+%28-+2+-+-+4%29%2F%286+-+8%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+%28-+2+%2B+4%29%2F%28-+2%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+2%2F%28-+2%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+-+1%2C+not%2C+1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the fact that m, or slope = - 1, not 1, to determine the equation of the line. </SPAN>\n" );
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