Question

The slope of a line passing through H (-2, 5) is -3/4. Which ordered pair represents a point on this line?

a. (6, -1)
b. (2, 8)
c. (-5, 1)
d. (1, 1)

I think it's C. And it is NOT B by the way.

Answer 1

What steps did you perform to pick C

Answer 2

Slope is ∆y/∆x = -3/4. That is, for every 4 x increases, y decreases by 3.

C is wrong. It is 3 left, 4 down from (-2,5). C is on a line with slope 4/3. It is on the line perpendicular to the indicated line.

You want 4 left, 3 up or 4 right, 3 down: (-6,8) or (2,2)

Better check for typos.

Answer 3

if you compute the slope for each point , it won't take long

not b ... or c