what is the slope of a line that passes trough the points( -2 5)and (1 4)

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

use the slope formula

$$\Large m = \frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}$$

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

(x1,y1) = (-2,5) is your first point

(x2,y2) = (1,4) is your second point

anonymous · Answer

-1/3?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

yes you got it

anonymous · Answer

thank you im glad im getting better at this

anonymous · Answer

could you help with another

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

me too and sure, go ahead

anonymous · Answer

the pair of points (6 y and 10 -1 lie on a line with slope 1/4 what is the value of y

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you mean (6,y) and (10,-1) right?

anonymous · Answer

yes

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so you would use the slope formula to get this

$$\Large m = \frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}$$

$$\Large \frac{1}{4} = \frac{-1-y}{10-6}$$

solve for y

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

in this case, (x1,y1) = (6,y) and (x2,y2) = (10,-1)

anonymous · Answer

but theres not another y

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

what do you mean?

anonymous · Answer

its just 6 y not  and another number

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

y is a placeholder for some number

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

for now, we just leave it as y

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

that is why I have -1-y in the numerator in my steps above

anonymous · Answer

okay im slowly following

anonymous · Answer

so i would do the same seps just without another number so i would use y as 0

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

I'm not sure what you mean

anonymous · Answer

y is nothing so i just solve it as if y was 0?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you need to isolate y in this equation

$$\Large \Large \frac{1}{4} = \frac{-1-y}{10-6}$$

anonymous · Answer

how do i do that

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

cross multiply, then isolate y

anonymous · Answer

10-6 =4 -1-y=?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

kinda, but you're missing something

anonymous · Answer

what is that wait dont i have to divide?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

at some step, I think you do

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

but not right away

anonymous · Answer

so what comes before division

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

what do you get when you cross multiply

anonymous · Answer

ummm 10 y and positive 6 im sorry if i keep getting this wrong

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

no

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

it might help to simplify 10-6 first

anonymous · Answer

-2

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

no idk how you're getting that

anonymous · Answer

just forget it ill medal and fan anyway sorry i don't understand thank you awhole great deal for trying to help me though i really appreciate it

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

what is the -2 referring to? I asked you to simplify 10-6 and you got -2 so idk how you got that