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Answer: -1/2</h3>
Work Shown:
Apply the slope formula
m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
m = (1-3)/(3-(-1))
m = (1-3)/(3+1)
m = -2/4
m = -1/2 is the slope
In decimal form, this converts to -0.5, though usually slopes are in fraction form.
If you plug that into a calculator you get 4.5
A parabola is a curve where any point is at an equal distance from:
<span><span>a fixed point (the focus ), and </span><span>a fixed straight line (the directrix )</span></span>
The curve is defined by: <span>y</span><span>2</span><span> = 4ax.</span>
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