Question

find the slope of the line that passes through each pair of points. (7/3,4/3),(-1/3,2/3)

Answer 1

do you have an initial answer?

Answer 2

i mean if you have tried solving it

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

before you helped me I was trying to solve by graphing each line & it was taking forever. I turned the fractions into decimals and got m=1/2 at first but that sounded incorrect. Now I dont know how to solve

Answer 5

yup it's not 1/2

Answer 6

first step is 2/3 - 4/3

remember in subtracting fractions you just subtract the numeratirs and copy the denominator so it becomes

\[\frac{2-4}[3}\] got it?

Answer 7

i mean \[\frac{2-4}{3}\]

Answer 8

oh.... I did not know that. I'm going back to high school after 10 yrs. So I do not remember that. ..... Ok so if it's the same denominator we use for both?

Answer 9

yup

Answer 10

so \[\LARGE slope = \frac{\frac{-1 - 7}{3}}{\frac{2-4}{3}}\]

Answer 11

so then we have \[\left(\begin{matrix}-2/3 \\ -8/3\end{matrix}\right)\]

Answer 12

oops yeah

Answer 13

sorry i got mine topsy turvy

Answer 14

\[\LARGE slope = \frac{\frac{-8}{3}}{\frac{-2}{3}}\]

now...the 3 cancels out

Answer 15

so you're left with \[\frac{-8}{-2}\]

Answer 16

because \[\LARGE \frac{\frac{a}{c}}{\frac{b}{c}} = \frac{a}{b}\]

Answer 17

got it?

Answer 18

yes I got it. Does it turn into a positive since both numerators are negative?

Answer 19

yes

Answer 20

ok. Great thank you. Now that I have that part and gave u a medal. I'm going to post another question since I do not get the next section.