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The points (1, 6) and (r, -6) lie on a line with slope - 4. Find the missing coordinate r.

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Answer:

49

Explanation:

By the definition of slope, as vertical change over horizontal change, we get


-4=m = (\Delta y )/(\Delta x) = (r-1)/(-6-6) = -(r-1)/(12)

By checking the first and the last step of that chain


-4=-\frac {r-1}{12} \rightarrow r-1=48\rightarrow r= 49

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