Q. A line with a slope of 2 passes through the points (−8,−6) and (−9,p). What is the value of p?p=___
Understand slope concept: Understand the concept of slope. The slope of a line is the ratio of the change in the y-coordinate to the change in the x-coordinate between two points on the line. The formula for slope (m) is: m=x2−x1y2−y1 Since we know the slope of the line is 2, we can set up the equation using the given points (−8,−6) and (−9,p).
Plug values into formula: Plug the known values into the slope formula.Using the points (−8,−6) and (−9,p), we have:2=−9−(−8)p−(−6)This simplifies to:2=−9+8p+6
Solve for p: Solve for p.Now we solve the equation:2=(−1)(p+6)Multiplying both sides by −1 gives us:−2=p+6Subtracting 6 from both sides gives us:p=−2−6p=−8
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