Register
student found the slope of a line that passes through the points (1, 14)and (3, 4) to be 5. What mistake did she make?
162k views
5 votes
student found the slope of a line that passes through the points (1, 14)and (3, 4) to be 5. What mistake did she make?

User Yeqing Zhang
by
8.5k points

1 Answer

3 votes
y2-y1/x2-x1
(1,14) & (3,4)
y2= 4
y1=14
x2=3
x1=1

So....

(4-14)/(3-1) = -10/2 = -5

The answer should be negative instead of positive, she probably subtracted 4 from 14 instead.
User CrazyPen
by
7.7k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement  how thick must the cement be to cover field
Write words to match the expression. 24- ( 6+3)
A dealer sells a certain type of chair and a table for $40. He also sells the same sort of table and a desk for $83 or a chair and a desk for $77. Find the price of a chair, table, and of a desk.
Link Copied!