Question

Line a passes through the points (-2,1) and (1,-1). Line b passes through the points (-3,2) and (-1,0). DO lines a and b intersect? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

You can draw a graph.

  (-3,2)                     |

            (-2,1)            |          

      ___.__(-1,0)__ | __.____.___

                                |     (1,-1)

                                |

                                |

As shown, the lines are intersecting. You can also tell that they are intersecting because if you draw a triangle, they are on the same line. (-3,2) and (-2,1) are directly diagonally from each other.

Hope this helps!