Question

What is the slope of the hypotenuses of the triangles in simplest form?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Do you know how to find slope?

Answer 3

@sleepyjess

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

The slope formula is \(\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\). Pick 2 coordinates given and I will show you how to use this.

Answer 6

ok

Answer 7

(5,2)

Answer 8

@sleepyjess

Answer 9

That is 1 coordinate, pick one more.

Answer 10

ok

Answer 11

(10,4)

Answer 12

@sleepyjess you there

Answer 13

yep, sorry

Answer 14

Ok, so 5, 2 is our first point \((x_1,~y_1)\), and 10, 4 is our second point \((x_2,~y_2)\).

Answer 15

Now substitute in those values, \(\dfrac{4-2}{10-5}\)

Answer 16

ok so 2.5

Answer 17

Not 2.5, should be 2/5

Answer 18

oh so the decimal is a /

Answer 19

@sleepyjess

Answer 20

yes

Answer 21

oh so the decimal is a /

Answer 22

can you help me on a couple more

Answer 23

yep, open a new question and tag me :)

Answer 24

ok thx