fz5zfyr9g8
fz5zfyr9g8 fz5zfyr9g8
  • 03-03-2022
  • Mathematics
contestada

The line that passes through the points (-6, p) and (-10, 2) has a slope of -1/6. What is the value of p?

Respuesta :

jimthompson5910 jimthompson5910
  • 03-03-2022

Answer:  4/3

Work Shown:

Slope = rise/run

Slope = (change in y)/(change in x)

Slope = (2-p)/(-10-(-6))

Slope = (2-p)/(-10+6)

Slope = (2-p)/(-4)

Set this equal to the stated slope -1/6 and solve for p

(2-p)/(-4) = -1/6

6(2-p) = -4(-1)

12-6p = 4

-6p = 4-12

-6p = -8

p = -8/(-6)

p = 4/3

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

What monomers are found are found in DNA and RNA
What type of consequence is mayra using when she tells her daughter that she does not have to do the dishes for a week because she did so well on her weekly spe
Who of the following wrote Greek comedy?
The concepts of strict scrutiny and suspect classification are used by the supreme court to answer what question?
In recent years, republicans who have failed to toe the party line
Would changing the amount of NaOH used in reaction 1 affect the value obtained for the energy given off per mole of NaOH? Explain.
0.45 x0.27 help plz i need help
what is the life span of a white blood cell
Which one of roosevelt's critics was assassinated in 1935? a. father charles coughlin c. huey long b. francis townsend d. john l. lewis?
which graph represents x ---- ≤2 3