SOLUTION: the slope of a line is a -2/t and the line contains the points (7.4) and (x,12) what is the value of t

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Question 1103982: the slope of a line is a -2/t and the line contains the points (7.4) and (x,12) what is the value of t
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the slope of a line is a -2/t and the line contains the points (7.4) and (x,12) what is the value of t
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m = (12-4)/(x-7) = -2/t
8t = -2x + 14
t = -x/4 + 7/4
t = (7-x)/4