The answer is A. Subtract the five on both sides and you end up with A :)
So, pretend this is your x-axis and y-axis:
I
I
(-2,7) • I
I
I • (2, 5)
I
I
I
I
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I
I
I
TO GET FROM POINT (-2, 7) TO POINT (2, 5), WE MOVE DOWN 2 AND OVER 4, SO THE SLOPE IS -1/2. IF WE FOLLOW THAT SLOPE AND MOVE DOWN 1 AND OVER 2 FROM THE FIRST POINT OF (-2, 7), WE WILL LAND ON A POINT LOCATED AT (0, 6), WHICH WOULD BE THE "Y-INTERCEPT". WE WERE JUST ABLE TO CALCULATE THE SLOPE OF THE LINE AND THEN USE THE SLOPE TO FIND THE INTERCEPT. SO, THE "SLOPE-INTERCEPT" FORM OF THE EQUATION FOR THIS LINE IS:
y = -1/2x + 6
TO RE-WRITE THIS IN STANDARD FORM, WE JUST WANT TO MOVE THE X VARIABLE OVER TO THE LEFT WITH THE Y VARIABLE, SO:
y = -1/2x + 6
+1/2x + 1/2x
1/2x + y = 6 .... and that is your answer!
The formula for the volume of a cone is
v = ( 1 / 3) h pi r^2
where h is the height of the cone
pi is 3.1416
r is the radius of the cone
since diameter is given
D = 2r
r = D/2 = 4/2 = 2 in
substitute the given
V = (1/3) (6) (3.1416) (2^2)
V = 25.1 cubic in
The slope is 3/1, which can be simplified to 3. Find it by traveling up 3 points and over 1 point form one intersection point to the next.
