(a) Question: There are 8 horses in a race at Retama Park. You could win a BIG jackpot if you can pick the finishing order for ALL 8 of the horses. Find the number of possible orders in which the hors
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Answer:
slope = -1.5
Step-by-step explanation:
A set of three or more points are said to be collinear if they all lie on the same straight line.
We have been given the following collinear set of points;
P(0, 3), Q(2, 0), R(4, -3)
This implies that P, Q, and R lie on the same line.
The slope of a line is defined as; (change in y)/(change in x)
Using the points P and Q, the slope of the line is calculated as;
(0-3)/(2-0) = -3/2 = -1.5
Move the decimal right 3 times
A = b is given to us
Multiply both sides by c to get
a = b
a*c = b*c
The rule to multiply both sides by c is the multiplicative property of equality
Then on the right side, replace c with d. This replacement is possible due to the fact that c = d. This is using the substitution property.
So we go from
a*c = b*c
to this
a*c = b*d
2² · 3³ · 5 · 7
Is the answer and the lowest common multiple is 1260.
Hope this helps :)
