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| Question 882500:  Please can someone solve this problem for me because I tried for a long time to solve it but I couldn't, so the problem is:
 a) use slopes to determine weather each set of points is collinear or non-collinear.
 b) if the points are collinear, find the slope.
 16) A(-2,1), B(-1,2),C(-4,-2)
 17) M(-1,-3),N(2,5),P(3,4)
 18) W(-3,-1),X(9,8),Z(5,5)
 Collinear means in the same line
 Answer by ewatrrr(24785)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! 16) A(-2,1),
 B(-1,2)  m = -1/-1 = 1
 C(-4,-2) m = 4/3  non-collinear
 17)
 M(-1,-3),
 N(2,5)  m = -8/-3
 P(3,4)  m = 1/-1  non-collinear
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 W(-3,-1),
 X(9,8) m = -9/-12 = 3/4
 Z(5,5)  m = 3/4   collinear
 W(-3,-1) m = 6/8 = 3/4
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