Question

What is the slope of each side of the triangle? the sides are A(-2,4) B(-1,1) C(2,3)

Answer 1

Answer:

The slopes of three sides of triangle are as follows:

AB = -3

BC = 2/3

AC = -1/4

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope is denoted by m and is calculated using the formula

$m = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

The given vertices are:

A(-2,4) B(-1,1) C(2,3)

The sides will be:

AB, BC, AC

Let m1 be the slope of AB

Let m2 be the slope of BC

Let m3 be the slope of AC

Now

$Slope\ of\ AB = m_1 = \frac{1-4}{-1+2} = \frac{-3}{1} = -3\\Slope\ of\ BC = m_2 = \frac{3-1}{2+1} = \frac{2}{3}\\Slope\ of\ AC = m_2 = \frac{3-4}{2+2} = \frac{-1}{4} = -\frac{1}{4}$

Hence,

The slopes of three sides of triangle are as follows:

AB = -3

BC = 2/3

AC = -1/4