Re: Help soving this problem?
From: Lynn Kurtz (kurtzDELETE-THIS_at_asu.edu)
Date: 12/02/04
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Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 04:21:45 GMT
On 1 Dec 2004 20:14:08 -0800, fletchb@gmail.com (Fletch Bowling)
wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Trying to get back into school after many years away. I have to take
>an admitance exam which I am currently studying for. Here is a problem
>on a sample exam that is stumping me . I belive it is a y intercept
>problem Any ideas on how to solve? I am thinking you solve for y but
>that didn't seem to work for me.
>
>M and N are the X and Y coordinates, respectively, of a point in a
>coordinate plane. If the points (M,N) and (M + P, N +4) both lie on
>the line defined by the equation X = y/2 - 2/5, what is the value of
>P?
>
>
>
>Thanks, Fletch
1. Solve your equation for y to get the form y = mx + b and read off
the slope m.
2. Compute the slope between your two points and set it equal to your
value of m.
3. Solve for P
--Lynn
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