SOLUTION: (2,4),(x,8)=-1/2

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Question 578031: (2,4),(x,8)=-1/2
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

-1/2 = (8 - 4)/(x - 2)

-1(x - 2) = 2(8 - 4)

-x + 2 = 8

-x = 8-2

-x = 6

x = -6


So the answer is x = -6