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Question2 Matching 1 point Find the slope of the line that passes through the points given in the first column and match them with the appropriate result. \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|} \hline(10,7)(10,7) and (1,2)(1,2) \\ \hline(9,9)(9,9) and (1,16)(1,16) & \\ \hline \\ \hline(8,3)(8,3) and (2,1)(2,1) & \\ \hline \end{tabular}

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STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to find the slope of a line connecting pairs of points! Watch out! Remember the slope formula and be careful with your signs when subtracting coordinates.

STEP 2

1. Calculate the slope for the first pair of points.
2. Calculate the slope for the second pair of points.
3. Calculate the slope for the third pair of points.

STEP 3

Alright, let's find the slope between (10,7)(10, 7) and (1,2)(1, 2).
Remember, the slope, often denoted as mm, is the **change in** yy divided by the **change in** xx.
It's like figuring out how steep a hill is!

STEP 4

The formula for slope is m=y2y1x2x1m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}.
Let's plug in our values.
We'll call (10,7)(10, 7) our **first point** (x1,y1)(x_1, y_1) and (1,2)(1, 2) our **second point** (x2,y2)(x_2, y_2).

STEP 5

So, we have m=27110=59m = \frac{2 - 7}{1 - 10} = \frac{-5}{-9}.

STEP 6

Dividing a negative number by a negative number gives us a positive number.
So, m=59m = \frac{5}{9}.
The slope for the first pair of points is 59\frac{5}{9}!

STEP 7

Now, let's tackle the second pair: (9,9)(9, 9) and (1,16)(1, 16).
We'll use the same slope formula: m=y2y1x2x1m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}.

STEP 8

Let (9,9)(9, 9) be (x1,y1)(x_1, y_1) and (1,16)(1, 16) be (x2,y2)(x_2, y_2).
Plugging in the values, we get m=16919=78m = \frac{16 - 9}{1 - 9} = \frac{7}{-8}.

STEP 9

So, the slope for the second pair is 78-\frac{7}{8}.

STEP 10

Finally, let's find the slope between (8,3)(8, 3) and (2,1)(2, 1).
Remember, our trusty formula: m=y2y1x2x1m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}.

STEP 11

Let (8,3)(8, 3) be (x1,y1)(x_1, y_1) and (2,1)(2, 1) be (x2,y2)(x_2, y_2).
Substituting the values, we have m=1328=26m = \frac{1 - 3}{2 - 8} = \frac{-2}{-6}.

STEP 12

Simplifying, we get m=13m = \frac{1}{3}.
The slope for the third pair is 13\frac{1}{3}!

STEP 13

The slope between (10,7)(10, 7) and (1,2)(1, 2) is 59\frac{5}{9}.
The slope between (9,9)(9, 9) and (1,16)(1, 16) is 78-\frac{7}{8}.
The slope between (8,3)(8, 3) and (2,1)(2, 1) is 13\frac{1}{3}.

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