Month: April 2014

Problem 248 Find the distance between given points  (-3, -7) and (-4, 15) Solution formula for distance is when two point (x1,y1)and (x2,y2)are given distance=  put all values in this…

Problem 247 Find the other endpoint of a line segment with the midpoint at (0,0) and one endpoint at (4,- 3).   Solution suppose that the coordinate of the other…

Problem 246 Find the midpoint of the line segment having the Endpoints (8,1) and (2,9).   Solution   when two end point (x1,y1)and (x2,y2)are given   then the midpoint is x=…

Problem 245 The Egg Problem. A certain zoo kept records of the relationship between the weight of a mother ostrich and the weight of her egg. Data for three birds…

Problem 244 What happens to the value obtained for the slope if the coordinates of the two ordered pairs aren’t subtracted in the same order? Give an example as part…

Problem 243 Write an equation that satisfies the conditions stated. A line parallel to the line: y = – 4x +1   Solution equation of parallel line is y= –…

Problem 242 The equation y = 12x +5 shows the total cost for ordering tickets on the phone for a certain outdoor concert. Tickets are 5.  Can the slope of…

Problem 241 Use two points on any horizontal line to mathematically illustrate why a horizontal line has a slope of 0.   Solution   Suppose horizontal line is y =…

Problem 240 Without graphing, identify the slope and the y-intercept for the line associated with each equation   Solution   5x+20y=60 we can write it as 20y=-5x+60 y=-  + 3…

Problem 239 Use the graph of y = -4x + 5 as shown above in problem 6 to find the value of x when y = – 3   Solution…