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3. You are going to plant trees in your hilly backyard. Tree A is located at coordinates (1,2) and Tree B is located at (3,12). What is the slope of the hill between the two trees? Show how you arrived at your answer
slope: change in y/change in x
(12-2)/(3-1)
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To find the slope of the hill between two points, you can use the formula:
slope = (change in y-coordinates) / (change in x-coordinates)
In this case, the coordinates of Tree A are (1, 2) and the coordinates of Tree B are (3, 12).
To calculate the change in y-coordinates, subtract the y-coordinate of Tree A from the y-coordinate of Tree B:
change in y-coordinates = 12 - 2 = 10
To calculate the change in x-coordinates, subtract the x-coordinate of Tree A from the x-coordinate of Tree B:
change in x-coordinates = 3 - 1 = 2
Now, plug these values into the slope formula:
slope = (change in y-coordinates) / (change in x-coordinates) = 10 / 2 = 5
Therefore, the slope of the hill between Tree A and Tree B is 5.