Question

(2,3)(4,-5) what do you plug in?? anybody??

Answer 1

what are you trying to do ?

Answer 2

she wants me to use the formulas like x1-y1 things like that and shes telling me to plug it in what do she mean??

Answer 3

(2,3) -- x1 = 2, y1 = 3
(4,-5) -- x2 = 4, y2 = -5
I don't know what else to tell you because I am not sure what she wants you to do.
Does she want you to find the slope ?

Answer 4

yeah shes telling me to find the slope then plug it in

Answer 5

ok....lets do this
the slope formula is :
slope(m) = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
(2,3) - x1 = 2, y1 = 3
(4,-5) - x2 = 4, y2 = -5
now she wants you to plug the numbers into the formula
can you do that ?

Answer 6

Let me start you off
m = (-5 - 3) / (4 - 2)

Answer 7

does that equal to -8/2

Answer 8

yes....can you reduce it ?

Answer 9

hmm if I reduce it it'll be 2/1 right??

Answer 10

no.....it will be -4

Answer 11

do you understand ?

Answer 12

im still trying to see how you got -4

Answer 13

-8/2......." / " means divide. How many times will 2 go into 8 ? It will go in 4 times....and don't forget your negative sign...so it is -4. Does that help ?

Answer 14

o i get it now. she wants me to explain how i get the numbers and i don't know what to say that's whats failing me

Answer 15

you mean the slope ? or x 1, y 1 numbers ? ....which numbers

Answer 16

hello ???

Answer 17

im here

Answer 18

which numbers are you talking about.....the slope or just the x and y numbers ?

Answer 19

she tells me how did i plug in the numbers 2 points i think she jus messing with my head if u ask me

Answer 20

well...if you have 2 sets of numbers, like in your previous question....
set 1 (1,2)....set 2(2,3)....you label them
(1,2) -- x1 = 1, and y 1 = 2
(2,3)--x2 = 2, and y2 = 3

it is not that hard, but with a lot of numbers it can get confusing. As far as finding the slope or if you are looking for a line, then you have to know the formulas and be able to sub the numbers in.

Answer 21

yeah and that can be the only problem the y1 and y2's i just don't know how to set it up unless somebody speaks on it

Answer 22

ok.....you have 2 sets of numbers
(1,2) and (3,4)
set 1 will contain x1 and y1 because they come from set 1
set 2 will contain x2 and y2 because they come from set 2
does that help ?
Just label your sets if that makes it easier ...
set 1 (x1,y1)
set 2 (x2,y2)