1800loser 1800loser
  • 21-07-2015
  • Mathematics
contestada

Find the value of k so that the line through the given points has slope m.

(2k, 3) and (1, k) ; m=2

Respuesta :

naǫ
naǫ naǫ
  • 21-07-2015
[tex](2k,3) \\ x_1=2k \\ y_1=3 \\ \\ (1,k) \\ x_2=1 \\ y_2=k \\ \\ \hbox{the slope: } m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}=\frac{k-3}{1-2k}[/tex]

The slope is equal to 2.
[tex]\frac{k-3}{1-2k}=2 \\ k-3=2(1-2k) \\ k-3=2-4k \\ k+4k=2+3 \\ 5k=5 \\ k=\frac{5}{5} \\ \boxed{k=1}[/tex]
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

factor the sum of terms as a product of the GCF and a sum: 60+48 what is the ansawer?
A car travels with an average speed of 55 miles/hr. What is this speed in a. m/hr? b. km/s? c. m/s?
Why is rosa parks an important and inspirational woman?
write a real-world problem that can be modeled by the equation 1.25x=0.75x+50
What are the special features of a sperm cell
What are some of the limitations on abortion that the Supreme Court has allowed since the Roe v. Wade decision
A car travels west for 240km in 4hr. What is the cars velocity?
why is London England further north than Ottawa Canada yet London is Warmer
The volume of a pyramid with a square base is given by the expression 1/3s^2h, where s is the length of a side of the base and h is the height. Find the volume
Which sentence uses all its subject pronouns correctly? A. Ronald and they are growing vegetables in the backyard. B. Her and me decorated the house for the