If k is a nonzero constant, what is the slope of the line containing the points (k,2k) and (3k,k)
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Check the picture below.
so.. simply, use the distance formula, to get their length an add them up, and that's the perimeter of the polygon.
![\bf -------------------------------\\\\ d=\sqrt{[2-(-1)]^2+(4-2)^2}\implies d=\sqrt{(2+1)^2+(2)^2} \\\\\\ d=\sqrt{3^2+2^2}\implies \boxed{d=\sqrt{13}}\\\\ -------------------------------\\\\ d=\sqrt{(3-2)^2+(-2-4)^2}\implies d=\sqrt{1^2+(-6)^2}\implies \boxed{d=\sqrt{37}}\\\\ -------------------------------\\\\ d=\sqrt{(-2-3)^2+[-3-(-2)]^2}\implies d=\sqrt{(-5)^2+(-3+2)^2} \\\\\\ d=\sqrt{(-5)^2+(-1)^2}\implies \boxed{d=\sqrt{26}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20-------------------------------%5C%5C%5C%5C%0Ad%3D%5Csqrt%7B%5B2-%28-1%29%5D%5E2%2B%284-2%29%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20d%3D%5Csqrt%7B%282%2B1%29%5E2%2B%282%29%5E2%7D%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0Ad%3D%5Csqrt%7B3%5E2%2B2%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cboxed%7Bd%3D%5Csqrt%7B13%7D%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%0A-------------------------------%5C%5C%5C%5C%0Ad%3D%5Csqrt%7B%283-2%29%5E2%2B%28-2-4%29%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20d%3D%5Csqrt%7B1%5E2%2B%28-6%29%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cboxed%7Bd%3D%5Csqrt%7B37%7D%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%0A-------------------------------%5C%5C%5C%5C%0Ad%3D%5Csqrt%7B%28-2-3%29%5E2%2B%5B-3-%28-2%29%5D%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20d%3D%5Csqrt%7B%28-5%29%5E2%2B%28-3%2B2%29%5E2%7D%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0Ad%3D%5Csqrt%7B%28-5%29%5E2%2B%28-1%29%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cboxed%7Bd%3D%5Csqrt%7B26%7D%7D)
![\\\\ -------------------------------\\\\ d=\sqrt{[-1-(-2)]^2+[2-(-3)]^2}\implies d=\sqrt{(-1+2)^2+(2+3)^2} \\\\\\ d=\sqrt{(1)^2+(5)^2}\implies \boxed{d=\sqrt{26}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5C%5C%5C%5C%0A-------------------------------%5C%5C%5C%5C%0Ad%3D%5Csqrt%7B%5B-1-%28-2%29%5D%5E2%2B%5B2-%28-3%29%5D%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20d%3D%5Csqrt%7B%28-1%2B2%29%5E2%2B%282%2B3%29%5E2%7D%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0Ad%3D%5Csqrt%7B%281%29%5E2%2B%285%29%5E2%7D%5Cimplies%20%5Cboxed%7Bd%3D%5Csqrt%7B26%7D%7D)
so, those are their lengths, sum them all up, that's the polygon's perimeter.
so.. simply, use the distance formula, to get their length an add them up, and that's the perimeter of the polygon.
so, those are their lengths, sum them all up, that's the polygon's perimeter.