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Dividing a region in half 2018-02-24
From mandy:
There is a line through the origin that divides the region bounded by the parabola y=4x−5x2y=4x−5x2 and the x-axis into two regions with equal area. What is the slope of that line?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The slope of a line 2018-02-22
From Steve:
my current slope is 6%. I want to know how many inches higher I will be at 18' Thanks
Answered by Penny Nom.
The equation of a line 2018-01-23
From Gloria:
Write the equation of a line in standard form through the point (1, 6) and perpendicular to the line 2x –y = 9.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The slope of the line y=-2x+5 2013-12-29
From victoria:
what is the slope of the line with the equation y=-2x+5
Answered by Penny Nom.
What is the slope of this line? 2013-12-01
From Charlene:
What is the slope of this line?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The slope of a line 2011-11-10
From Sara:
Line k lies in the xy-plane.
The x-intercept of line k is -4.
And line k passes through the midpoint of the line segment whose endpoints are (2,9) and (2,0).
What is the slope of line k?
Give the answer as a fraction.

Answered by Penny Nom.
Why is slope designated m? 1999-08-18
From Peter Komlos:
Why is the slope of a line is designated by the letter "m"?
Answered by Penny Nom.
0/11 1999-03-09
From Jacob:
What is the term applied to 0 divided by a number.

In calculating slope problem my answer was 0 divided by 11. I don't know what to do with this answer or how to interpret it.
Answered by Jack LeSage and Penny Nom.

 
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