SOLUTION: Hi Tutors can you please help me out the problem below. Much appreciated A line that includes the points (r,7)and (8,-5)has a slope of 6. What is the value of r? r=

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Question 1089668: Hi Tutors can you please help me out the problem below. Much appreciated
A line that includes the points (r,7)and (8,-5)has a slope of 6.
What is the value of r?
r=

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
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6/1 = (-5 -7) / (8 -r)
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cross multiply fractions
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6(8-r) = (-5 -7)
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48 -6r = -12
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-6r = -60
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r = 10
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