What is the slope that passes through the lines (2.1,-4.2) and (2.5,-5)

slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

 = (-5--4.2) /(2.5 -2.1)

(-5+4.2)/(2.5-2.1)

=-.8/.4

m=-2

the slope is -2

x= -3 and

step-by-step explanation:

to find the roots of a cubic, use division or factoring to find the factors then set equal to 0. as this is a difference of cubes, it factors into

where a is the cube root of .

here   this is 27 and the cube root of 27 is 3. so we write using the form:

.

set each factor to 0 and solve for x.

x-3=0

x=3

the quadratic expression does not factor and must be solved using the quadratic formula.

where a = 1, b=3, and c=9

this cubic has two complex roots.