SOLUTION: A and B are points on a line that has the slope –3. The abscissa of B exceeds the abscissa of A by 2. State the relationship of the ordinate of B to the ordinate of A.

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Question 1124694: A and B are points on a line that has the slope –3. The abscissa of B exceeds the abscissa of A by 2. State the relationship of the ordinate of B to the ordinate of A.
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Let be the point . Then must be and we wish to find the value of given that the slope of the line through and is -3

Given that the line has a slope of the following relationship must hold:



Solve for


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