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Use the Distance and Slope Formulas to complete the tables below. Round to the nearest tenth,1. Find the length of MN, given the coordinates M (4,- 4) and N (2.0).imImMN:

Use the Distance and Slope Formulas to complete the tables below. Round to the nearest-example-1
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Given the coordinates;


\begin{gathered} M(4,-4) \\ N(2,0) \end{gathered}

The slope m of the line MN is;


\begin{gathered} m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ \text{Where x}_1=4,y_1=-4,x_2=2,y_2=0 \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} m=(0-(-4))/(2-4) \\ m=(4)/(-2) \\ m=-2 \end{gathered}

The slope of a line parallel to the line MN must have a slope equal to line MN, that is;


\mleft\Vert m=-2\mright?

The slope of a line perpendicular to line MN has a slope of negative reciprocal of line MN, that is;


\begin{gathered} \perp m=-(1)/(-2) \\ \perp m=(1)/(2) \end{gathered}

Using the distance formula to find the length of MN, the formula is given as;


D=\sqrt[]{(y_2-y_1)^2+(x_2-x_1)^2}
\begin{gathered} \text{Where x}_1=4,y_1=-4,x_2=2,y_2=0 \\ |MN|=\sqrt[]{(0-(-4)^2+(2-4)^2} \\ |MN|=\sqrt[]{16+4} \\ |MN|=\sqrt[]{20} \\ |MN|=4.5 \end{gathered}

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