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the points (-5,10) and (r,-12) lie on a line with the slope -2 find r
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The slope intercept formula is "y = mx + b where "m" is the slope and "b" represents the "y" value of the "y" intercept point.
In your case,
m = -2
so the eqaution is y = -2x + b.
We also know that the points (-5,10) and (r,-12) lie on y = -2x + b so
For x = -5, y = 10 that is:
10 = -2*(-5) + b
-2*(-5) + b = 10
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b = 0
No we know the equation for the line is
y = 2x
and also that (r,-12) lies on the line, meaning
For x = r, y = -12, meaning, if we plug in the values into y = 2x we will get:
-12 = 2r
2r = - 12
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r = -6