Plot the points on a graph. Connect the dots into a triangle. See that the height of the triangle is from y=5 down to y=1. So the height is 4 units.
Area of a triangle: A = (1/2)BH
You need to find the length of the base. Which is from point (-4,1) to (0,1). You can use the distance formula r just see from the graph that the base is 4 units.
A = (1/2)(4)(4)
A = 8
** Distance formula fyi
d² = (X-x)² + (Y-y)²
with points (X,Y) and (x,y)
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Answer:
m=-3/7
Step-by-step explanation:
(-4,2), (-3,5)
x1 y1 x2 y2
m=<u>y2-y1</u>
x2-x1
m=<u>5-2</u>
-3-4
m=<u>3</u>
-7
m=-3/7
D. y=-3/10x+1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Using rise/run you can count the units the line moves from one point to another, from the left point to the right point the line travels down 3 and over 10 so you get -3 as your rise (it is negative because the line is traveling downwards) and 10 as your run, so your slop is -3/10. By looking at the graph you can see that your y-intercept is 1/2. SO when plugged into y=mx+b with m as -3/10 and b as 1/2 you get the equation y=-3/10x+1/2, or letter D.
