Shirdena found the slope of the segment with endpoints (-2,7) and (-5, -8) as follows: [7- (-8)] / [-)] =15/3. her friend found the slope as follows: [(-8)-7] / [(-)] = -15/ -3. they wandered how a segment could have different slopes. how would you respond?

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step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2

do your own work and don"t cheat.

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