the pair of points (-6,y) and (4,8) lie on a line with a slope of 5/2.
the formula used to solve for the slope of a line is
the correct set up of this problem is 8-y/4-(-6)=
when solving this problem, in order to get the variable y out of the numerator you must _
the correct value for the missing y is _
The formula used to solve for the slope of a line is the slope formula:
slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
To solve for the slope in this problem, we can use the points (-6, y) and (4, 8), so the slope is:
slope = (8 - y) / (4 - (-6))
In order to get the variable y out of the numerator, we need to distribute the negative sign in -(-6) to get:
slope = (8 - y) / (4 + 6)
Simplifying further:
slope = (8 - y) / 10
So, the correct value for the missing y is 8.