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A line has a slope of 1/2 and includes the points (-4,-7) and (w,-3) What is the value of w?

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(\stackrel{x_1}{-4}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{-7})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{w}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{-3}) ~\hfill \stackrel{slope}{m}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{rise} {\stackrel{y_2}{-3}-\stackrel{y1}{(-7)}}}{\underset{run} {\underset{x_2}{w}-\underset{x_1}{(-4)}}} ~~ = ~~\stackrel{\stackrel{\textit{\small slope}}{\downarrow }}{\cfrac{1}{2}} \\\\\\ \cfrac{-3+7}{w+4}=\cfrac{1}{2}\implies \cfrac{4}{w+4}=\cfrac{1}{2}\implies 8=w+4\implies 4=w

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