Question

I don't understand this! I went over my lesson twice and still... :(

What is the slope of the hypotenuses of the triangles in simplest form?
(Its a fraction...)

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Answer 1

Both of them?

Answer 2

?? There is only one question.

Answer 3

I meant you have to find the hypotenuse of both Triangles?

Answer 4

For the smaller one, it gives you the points (3, 1) and (6, 2).

Remember: To find the slope between two points use the slope formula, \(m = \dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\).

Answer 5

It just askes "What is the slope of the hypotenuses of the triangles in simplest form?"

Answer 6

Okay, so in that case I'm guessing they want both of them..

Answer 7

So, yea both of them... but im also not sure which goes on top of the fraction... :/

Answer 8

You always put the coordinates in order of the smaller x-value to the greater value, when dealing with positive slopes.

Answer 9

Oops I messed that up.. xD

Answer 10

So., would the smaller one also go on top?

Answer 11

(3, 1) and (6, 2)
^ ^ = \(y_1\) ^ ^ = \(y_2\)
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= \(x_1\) = \(x_2\)

Answer 12

Smaller what?

Answer 13

oh...

Answer 14

ty

Answer 15

Can you solve it now?

Answer 16

Plug those values into this equation: \(m = \dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\).

Answer 17

And for the second triangle:

(6, 2) and (18, 6)
^ ^ = \(y_1\) ^ ^ = \(y_2\)
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= \(x_1\) = \(x_2\)