Algebra 2 (1st Edition)

Published by McDougal Littell
ISBN 10: 0618595414
ISBN 13: 978-0-61859-541-9

Chapter 2 Linear Equations and Functions - 2.2 Find Slope and Rate of Change - 2.2 Exercises - Skill Practice - Page 87: 35

Answer

No. It does not make a difference which ordered pairs one uses to solve for the slope.

Work Step by Step

1. Identify the ordered pairs given 2. Choose three combinations of ordered pairs to use to solve for the slope 3. Plug these numbers into the equation for slope, and find the slope three separate times 4. Since the slopes are all equal to -.5, it can be proven that regardless of what points you use on a line to solve for the slope, the answer you get will be the same
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