The graph of a line passes through the points to
.
Explain how you would find the -coordinate of the point
on the same line.
Find .
Since the slope from to
is the same as the slope from
to
.
(Formula for slope)
(Substitute
,
and
)
(Simplify)
(Cross product)
(Distributive property:
)
(Add
to each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
) \ \
(Divide each side by
)
(Cancel common terms)
Therefore, the value of is
.
The value of is
.