What is the slope of the line segment connecting left-parenthesis 0 comma 4 right-parenthesis and left-parenthesis 3 comma 2 right-parenthesis?
The slope of the line segment connecting (0,4) and (3,2) is -2.
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• A line segment connects left-parenthesis 0 comma 4 right-parenthesis and left-parenthesis 3 comma 2 right-parenthesis.
• A second line segment connects left-parenthesis 3 comma 2 right-parenthesis to left-parenthesis 4 comma 6 right-parenthesis.
• A horizontal line segment connects left-parenthesis 4 comma 6 right-parenthesis to the point left-parenthesis 10 comma 6 right-parenthesis.
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The slope of the line segment connecting (0,4) and (3,2) = (4-2)/(0-3)
= - 2/3 , certainly not -2
The slope of the line segment connecting (0,4) and (3,2) = (4-2)/(0-3)
= - 2/3 , certainly not -2