When you divide or multiply numbers with the SAME signs, the answer is positive, different signs, the answer is negative
OpenStudy (anonymous):
but we subtracted?
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OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
-4 minus 1 is -5
-1 minus 1 is -2
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
yes but we only subtracted the numbers in the numerators with the numbers in the numerator and subtracted the numbers in the denominator with the numbers in the denominator
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
then we are left with a fraction, which is the same as division
OpenStudy (anonymous):
OH YEAH!! I feel stupid ^.^ um so CD= 3/2?
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
No, close but it is actually 3/-2 or just -3/2
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
-.- that was my first guess. Then DA=5/2
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
\[\frac{(-1-(-4)) }{( -3-(-1))}\]
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
yes :) because side DA and side BC are parallel to each other ^_^
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
and so are sides AB and CD
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
they have the same slope because they are parallel
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Are there any perpendicular?
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
yes |dw:1416779619375:dw|
A line is perpendicular to another if it meets or crosses it at right angles (90°).
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I dont see any on the chart
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
oops my bad actually no a parallelogram DOES not have perpendicular lines see why?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Yep ^.^ What about my diagonal slope answers? I have no clue at all
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OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
ok, just use the slope formula ;)
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
they are talking about the diagonal line between point A and Point C
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
can you visualize it? like look at the graph (not necessary though)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I can see it..but what about it?
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
just wanted you to know what they were talking about, ok so now just use the slope formula the same one we used to find the previous slopes.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
-8/0?
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
yes, anything divided by 0 is simply 0 though
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
And can you see why the slope of the diagonal line between A and C is 0?
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
it's because it's just a straight line...there is no rate of change
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Oh I heard that somewhere. Theres like a word for it though! and um.. BD=-2/-4
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OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
yeah it stays constant. and yeah that is correct :) it will become positive though because a negative divided by a negative is positive
OpenStudy (fanduekisses):
Now look at your graph, try to draw the two diagonal lines