Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (18, 3) and (6, 4).?

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Find the slope of any line parallel to the line through points (18, 3) and (6, 4).?

2007-04-29 12:00:16 · 2 answers · asked by Jerry S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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slope = (change-in-y)/(change-in-x)
slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
slope = (4-3)/(6-18)
slope = -1/12

All parallel lines have the same slope, so the slope of every line parallel to that line has the same slope of -1/12.

2007-04-29 12:04:31 · answer #1 · answered by McFate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

(3-4)/(18-6)=-0.08333, or negative one twelfth.

2007-04-29 19:08:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋