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Chapter 1: Q. 143 (page 44)

A student is asked to find the slope of the line joining (-3, 2) and (1, -4). He states that the slope is 32. Is he correct? If not, what went wrong?

Short Answer

Expert verified

No. he is incorrect the slope of the line is-32

Step by step solution

01

Given information

The given points areA(-3,2),B(1,-4)

02

Find the slope

We get,

Slope=-4-21-(-3)Slope=-64Slope=-32

03

Conclusion

No he is not correct. he did not consider the negative sign occured during the calculation. The slope of the line passing through the given point is-32.

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