Homework Help: pre-algebra

Posted by cody on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 3:17pm.

Find the slope of the line containing the given pairs of points. If the line is undefined, state so. Please show all of your work. (-5, -2) and (-7, -2)

pre-algebra - bobpursley, Monday, June 20, 2011 at 3:36pm
slope = (y1-y2)/(x1-x2)

let the first point be x1,y1, then

slope= (-2-(-2))/(-5-(-2))=0/-3=0
pre-algebra - cody, Monday, June 20, 2011 at 6:25pm
(x1,y1)(x2,y2)
-2-(-2)/-7-(-5)
= 0/-2

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