ashleyolesen ashleyolesen
  • 01-12-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

The points (−3, r)  and (2, 1) lie on a line with slope −2 . Find the missing coordinate r .

r=

help me solve for r plzzzz

Respuesta :

Piinoy
Piinoy Piinoy
  • 01-12-2017
We can use point slope form to solve for this.

y - 1 = -2(x - 2)
Simplify.
y - 1 = -2x + 4
Add 1 to both sides.
y = -2x + 5

Now, we can input -3 for x and solve for y, or r in this case.

y = -2(-3) + 5
y = 6 + 5
y = 11

r = 11
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

The base of a triangle is one third as long as its height. if the area of the triangle is 6 square meters, how long is its base
You put $500 in an interest-bearing bank account that pays 2% per year has a fee of two dollars per month. Are you getting ahead?
0.0000000708 in scientific notation
Which of these BEST describes the official status of African Americans in the United States during World War I? A) undifferentiated from white Americans B) su
Where were most of the people coming from during the old and new waves of immigration
Review the sentence Few lawns ____ survived the scorching temperatures which helping verb agrees with the subject and correctly completes the verb phrase A. Do
If a person who works 40 hours per week earns $52,000 per year, estimate that person’s hourly wage. Use the estimate that there are 50 weeks in a year. The hour
[(3a+b)-2]^2 find the product
Why might some people object to having trains passing by their homes?
How do I️ simplify the exponents? X^-4/x^8