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A line has a slope of -2 and contains the points (3, 5) and (4, y). The value of y is 7 3 -3

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Answer:

3

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For this case we have that by definition, the slope of a line is given by:


m = \frac {y_ {2} -y_ {1}} {x_ {2} -x_ {1}}

We have as data that:


m = -2\\(x_ {1}, y_ {1}) :( 3,5)\\(x_ {2}, y_ {2}) :( 4, y)

Substituting we have:


-2 = \frac {y-5} {4-3}\\-2 = \frac {y-5} {1}\\-2 = y-5\\-2 + 5 = y\\y = 3

Finally, the value of y is 3.

Answer:


y = 3

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