Indicate the equation of the given line in standard form, writing the answer in the equation box below. The line containing the longer diagonal of a quadrilateral whose vertices are A(2, 2), B(-2,-2), C(1, -1), and D16, 4).

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  x -3y = 4

Step-by-step explanation:

A plot of the points reveals the longer diagonal to be BD. (Also, point C is on that line.)

We can write the standard form equation of the line through (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) as ...

  (y2 -y1)x -(x2 -x1)y = (y2 -y1)x1 -(x2 -x1)y1

For points (-2, -2) and (16, 4), this equation is ...

  (4 -(-2))x -(16 -(-2))y = (4 -(-2))(-2) -(16 -(-2))(-2)

  6x -18y = -12 +36

Dividing by the greatest common factor (6), we have the standard-form equation ...

  x -3y = 4

step-by-step explanation:

the largest number of the four options is 1.8 x 10-2

you have it in scientific notation.

1.80 x 10-6   = 0.00000180

1.80 x 10-4   = 0.000180 (bigger, or "less small", than the former one)

so

1.8 x 10-2       = 0.0180. as you see. the "less small", or the biggest one of them all.

as you have negative exponent, it means you are dividing 1.8 by 100 (i.e. moving the dot towards left, two times).

if you had positive exponent for the scientific notation, power of tenths, you would be multiplying times 100 (moving the dot towards right) as below:

1.8 x (10)2 = 180

so. if you have negative exponent in scientific notation, move the dot toward left. if it is positive, toward right as many times the exponent tells you.