Line Slopes 5C5964
1. The problem is to find the slope of the line through each pair of points given.
2. The formula for the slope $m$ between two points $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is:
$$m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$$
This formula calculates the change in $y$ over the change in $x$.
3. Calculate the slope for each pair:
11) Points $(-2, 10)$ and $(-2, -15)$:
$$m = \frac{-15 - 10}{-2 - (-2)} = \frac{-25}{0}$$
Slope is undefined (vertical line).
12) Points $(1, 2)$ and $(-6, -14)$:
$$m = \frac{-14 - 2}{-6 - 1} = \frac{-16}{-7} = \frac{16}{7}$$
13) Points $(-15, 10)$ and $(16, -7)$:
$$m = \frac{-7 - 10}{16 - (-15)} = \frac{-17}{31}$$
14) Points $(13, -2)$ and $(7, 7)$:
$$m = \frac{7 - (-2)}{7 - 13} = \frac{9}{-6} = -\frac{3}{2}$$
15) Points $(10, 18)$ and $(-11, -10)$:
$$m = \frac{-10 - 18}{-11 - 10} = \frac{-28}{-21} = \frac{4}{3}$$
16) Points $(-3, 6)$ and $(-20, 13)$:
$$m = \frac{13 - 6}{-20 - (-3)} = \frac{7}{-17} = -\frac{7}{17}$$
17) Points $(-16, -14)$ and $(11, -14)$:
$$m = \frac{-14 - (-14)}{11 - (-16)} = \frac{0}{27} = 0$$
18) Points $(13, 15)$ and $(2, 10)$:
$$m = \frac{10 - 15}{2 - 13} = \frac{-5}{-11} = \frac{5}{11}$$
19) Points $(-4, 14)$ and $(-16, 8)$:
$$m = \frac{8 - 14}{-16 - (-4)} = \frac{-6}{-12} = \frac{1}{2}$$
20) Points $(9, -6)$ and $(-7, -7)$:
$$m = \frac{-7 - (-6)}{-7 - 9} = \frac{-1}{-16} = \frac{1}{16}$$
21) Points $(12, -19)$ and $(6, 14)$:
$$m = \frac{14 - (-19)}{6 - 12} = \frac{33}{-6} = -\frac{11}{2}$$
22) Points $(-16, 2)$ and $(15, -10)$:
$$m = \frac{-10 - 2}{15 - (-16)} = \frac{-12}{31}$$
23) Points $(-5, -10)$ and $(-5, 20)$:
$$m = \frac{20 - (-10)}{-5 - (-5)} = \frac{30}{0}$$
Slope is undefined (vertical line).
24) Points $(8, 11)$ and $(-3, -13)$:
$$m = \frac{-13 - 11}{-3 - 8} = \frac{-24}{-11} = \frac{24}{11}$$
25) Points $(-17, 19)$ and $(10, -7)$:
$$m = \frac{-7 - 19}{10 - (-17)} = \frac{-26}{27}$$
26) Points $(11, -2)$ and $(1, 17)$:
$$m = \frac{17 - (-2)}{1 - 11} = \frac{19}{-10} = -\frac{19}{10}$$
27) Points $(7, -14)$ and $(-8, -9)$:
$$m = \frac{-9 - (-14)}{-8 - 7} = \frac{5}{-15} = -\frac{1}{3}$$
28) Points $(-18, -5)$ and $(14, -3)$:
$$m = \frac{-3 - (-5)}{14 - (-18)} = \frac{2}{32} = \frac{1}{16}$$
29) Points $(-5, 7)$ and $(-18, 14)$:
$$m = \frac{14 - 7}{-18 - (-5)} = \frac{7}{-13} = -\frac{7}{13}$$
30) Points $(19, 15)$ and $(5, 11)$:
$$m = \frac{11 - 15}{5 - 19} = \frac{-4}{-14} = \frac{2}{7}$$
Final answers:
11) Undefined
12) $\frac{16}{7}$
13) $-\frac{17}{31}$
14) $-\frac{3}{2}$
15) $\frac{4}{3}$
16) $-\frac{7}{17}$
17) $0$
18) $\frac{5}{11}$
19) $\frac{1}{2}$
20) $\frac{1}{16}$
21) $-\frac{11}{2}$
22) $-\frac{12}{31}$
23) Undefined
24) $\frac{24}{11}$
25) $-\frac{26}{27}$
26) $-\frac{19}{10}$
27) $-\frac{1}{3}$
28) $\frac{1}{16}$
29) $-\frac{7}{13}$
30) $\frac{2}{7}$