cheerfreak89 cheerfreak89
  • 25-02-2018
  • Mathematics
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Find the value of "r" so that the line through (2,-3) and (-4,r) has a slope of -1/2

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cedarwood79
cedarwood79 cedarwood79
  • 25-02-2018
Hi there! The formula for finding slope is y2 - y1/ x2 - x1. -4 represents x2, and 2 represents x1. -4 - 2 is -6. If you think about it, 3/-6 makes -1/2. -3 is y1, so we will be adding, because adding a negative number actually means adding. 0 - (-3) gives us 3. There. The value of r is 0.
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