To solve this, you’ll first need to solve for their slopes.
The slope for line Q is y2-y1/x2-x1 = -8-(-2)/-8-(-10) = -3
We know that the lines are perpendicular so the negative reciprocal of -3 is 1/3
The equation you get it y = 1/3x + b.
Now you will need to solve for b by substituting in the first ordered pair of line R.
2 = 1/3(1) + b.
Once you solve for b, you should get 5/3 and y = 1/3x + 5/3
Now, to find a, you will need to substitute in 10 from the second ordered pair into x in your new equation.
y = 1/3(10) + 5/3.
Your solution should be 5.
So your answer is: a = 5
One US-penny is 19 mm in diameter.
One British-penny is 20.3 in diameter.
We can make an accurate measurement of the diameters, or research on the internet.
1 milion US_pennies are
1,000,000*19 mm = 19,000,000 mm = 1,900,000 cm tall, since 1cm=10mm
1 milion British_pennies are
1,000,000*20.3 mm = 20,300,000 mm = 2,030,000 cm tall, since 1cm=10mm
