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Let $O$ be the origin. Points $P$ and $Q$ lie in the first quadrant. The slope of line segment $\overline{OP}$ is $4,$ and the slope of line segment $\overline{OQ}$ is $5.$ If $OP = OQ,$ then compute the slope of line segment $\overline{PQ}.$

 

Note: The point $(x,y)$ lies in the first quadrant if both $x$ and $y$ are positive.

 Jul 11, 2024
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The slope of line PQ is

\(m_{PQ}=\frac{y_q-y_p}{x_q-x_p}=\frac{4.9029-4.8507}{0.9806-1.2127}\)

\(m_{PQ}=-0.2249\)

 

-0.2249 is the answer. 

 Jul 11, 2024

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