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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Attached. What is special about these points?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

P=(1,3) Q= (5,6) R=(11.4, 10.8)

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

You could find the slope of the line between P and Q Then find the slope of the line between Q and R If both slopes are the same then you know that P, Q and R are collinear (i.e. they lie on a straight line)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ratios are 4:3 for successive points so linear.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

They're collinear, I think. Their slopes all equal 3/4.

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

If slope are the same, then yes, they must be collinear.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So how do I find the line they are on?

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

You know the slope, and you know at least one point that the line passes through

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh yeah!

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

Make use of the general equation of a line given as:\[y=mx+c\]where m is the slope of the line.

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y=3/4x + 2.25 YAYYYY thanks

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

yw :)

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