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OpenStudy (abbycross167):

what would the equation look like for the points (-.6, -3) and (-.6, 4)?

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

First find the slope. \(\sf\Large Slope = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\)

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

-6-4 -6-(-3)?

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

@TheSmartOne

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

is it 6 or 0.6?

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

umm what do you mean?

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @abbycross167 what would the equation look like for the points (-.6, -3) and (-.6, 4)? \(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\) \(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @abbycross167 -6-4 -6-(-3)? \(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\) You are interchangely using .6 and 6... so which one is it?

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

6

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

ok, so what is y_1 and y_2?

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

-6 -3?

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

the points are in the form \(\sf\Large (x_1,y_1)~and~(x_2,y_2)\)

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

ok umm. so y2-y1/x2-x1 = -.6- (-3)/-.6-4

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

why do keep putting that dot before 6???

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

because that's how it was in my question. I looked back and figured it out

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

so is it 0.6 or is it 6.0 ??

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

because that dot makes a HUGE difference

OpenStudy (abbycross167):

-0.6

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