Given:
A straight line goes through (-2,1), (0,0), and (2,-1).
To find:
The slope of the given line.
Solution:
Slope formula

Consider any two points from the given points.
The line goes through (-2,1) and (0,0). So, the slope of the line is


Therefore, the slope of the line is
.
see the attached figure to better understand the problem
we have that

Step 1
<u>Find the value of AC</u>
we know that
in the right triangle ABC

substitute the values in the formula

Step 2
<u>Find the value of BC</u>
we know that
in the right triangle ABC
Applying the Pythagorean Theorem

substitute the values

Step 3
<u>Find the value of BD</u>
we know that
in the right triangle BCD
Applying the Pythagorean Theorem

substitute the values


therefore
<u>the answer is</u>
the length of BD is 11.93 units
The surface area of the two triangles is 12 cm^2.
3*4=12
The surface area of the bottom rectangle is 8 cm^2.
4*2=8
The surface area of the rectangle that is on the left side of the figure is 6 cm^2.
3*2=6
The surface area of the rectangle that is on the top side of the figure is 10 cm^2.
To find the third side of the triangle, use the Pythagorean theorem.
3^2+4^2=h^2
9+16=25
The third side of the triangle is 5 cm.
The surface area of the whole figure is 36 cm^2.
12+8+6+10=36