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triangle DEF and triangle CBD are similar right triangles which statement is slopes is DF and CDs true

triangle DEF and triangle CBD are similar right triangles which statement is slopes-example-1
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We can calculate the slope of a line segment by using the formula:


m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

Where (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are two points of the line.

In this case the side DF goes from the point D(-2,-2) to the point F(1,7), then its slope is:


m=(7-(-2))/(1-(-2))=(7+2)/(1+2)=(9)/(3)=3

For the side, CD, it goes from D(-2,-2) to C(0,4), then its slope is:


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