Question

Find the slope..

Answer 1

Put down a basketball and see which way it rolls!

Answer 2

huh??

Answer 3

Oh, you have points! I got in there a little too soon.

What is slope? Have you seen these?

\(Slope=\dfrac{Rise}{Run} = \dfrac{Change\;in\;y}{Change\;in\;x} = \dfrac{\Delta y}{\Delta x} = \dfrac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}\)

One of those almost has to be familiar. ALL definitions of slope.

Answer 4

yup its familiar..

Answer 5

Okay, what's preventing you from doing it? You have two points (well, two pair). What is the slope represented by each pair?

Answer 6

I did it but my answer came out wrong..so i messed up somewhere..

Answer 7

Okay, please demonstrate. (-3,2) and (2,2)

Answer 8

So i would subtract all of the x/y and i got 5 and 0 so i put 0/5 but i was 0 so i dont understand why i woulndt use the 5 also.

Answer 9

\(\dfrac{2-2}{2-(-3)} = \dfrac{0}{5} = 0\) It's just zero. It is unlikely that an automated answer checking system would appreciate the division symbol or anythign in the denominator. 0/5 is the same as just 0, but I doubt it has been programmed to be accepted.

For one thing, it's confusing. 0/5, 0/6, 0/(-3), 0/103 -- They are all zero. It is not helpful to have a 5, even if that where it came from in this case.

Additionally, it demonstrates additional understanding if you can just let the 5 go. It doesn't much matter what's in the denominator if 0 is the numerator. (With one exception.)

Answer 10

Ok i think i get that..Thanks.

Answer 11

Good work. Keep demonstrating that additional understanding!