Answer:
4/3
Step-by-step explanation:
Moving from (-4, -9) to (5, 3), x (the 'run') increases by 9 from -4 to 5, and y (the 'rise') increases by 12 from -9 to +3. Thus, the slope of the line connecting the two points is
m = rise / run = 12/9 = 4/3
It may help to think of the change in x (9) as the horizontal leg of a right triangle and the change in y (12) as the vertical leg. Then
m = (vertical leg length) / (horizontal leg length) = 12/9 = 4/3
Answer:
B. -4.
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
S(60/100)=159
60S=15900
S=265
So there are 265 total students.
3/5 both 12 and 20 can both be divided by 4
Since we have two possible pieces of information and 2 items to solve for, we know this is a system of equations.
Our first piece of information is that our shorter leg (s) is 2 feet shorter than our longer leg (l). This can be written as s=l-2.
Our second piece of information is that using the Pythagorean theorem that our shorter leg squared plus our longer leg squared is equal to our hypotenuse squared. This can be represented by s^2+l^2=10^2. Now we can solve.
We have already isolated for s in our first equation, so we can substitute l-2 in.
(l-2)^2+l^2=10^2
l-2+l=10
2l-2=10
2l=12
l=6
Now we can substitute in for s in our simpler equation
s=6-2
s=4
We now know that using our knowledge of systems of equations, the side lengths of this right angle triangle are 6 and 4.
