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How do you write the equation in point slope form given p(4,0), q(6,-8)?

Answer 1

the point slope form is #(4,0), m = -4#

Point slope form is written as #(a, b), m= slope# where #a# and #b# are the #x# and #y# co-ordinates of any point on the line

To find the slope use of a line #(m)# from two points #(x_1, y_1) #and #(x_2, y_2)#, use the slope formula

#m = (y_1-y_2)/(x_1-x_2)#

Substituting in the values from the question

#m =(0--8)/(4-6)#

#m=8/-2# or #-4#

the point slope form is #(4,0), m = -4#

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Answer 2

Avery Alexander

To write the equation in point-slope form given points ( P(4,0) ) and ( Q(6,-8) ), we first calculate the slope using the formula ( m = \frac{{y_2 - y_1}}{{x_2 - x_1}} ), where ( (x_1, y_1) ) and ( (x_2, y_2) ) are the coordinates of the two points. Then, we use one of the points and the slope in the point-slope form equation: ( y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) ).

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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