we are told that VIP is located at (-2,7) and then she drops her pass. Then she moves on a slope of -9. To determine where you can catch up, we simply analyze what would be the next position by incrementing x by 1.
In this case, we are told that the slope is -9.
Recall that given points (a,b) and (c,d) the slope of the line that joins this points is given by
[tex]m=\frac{d-b}{c-a}=\frac{b-d}{a-c}[/tex]Lets call the next point (-1,y) . So using this, we have
[tex]\text{ -9=}\frac{y\text{ - 7}}{\text{ -1 -(-2)}}=\frac{y\text{ -7}}{2\text{ -1}}=y\text{ -7}[/tex]So, by adding 7 on both sides, we get
[tex]y\text{ = -9+7 = -2}[/tex]So, the next position, following a slope of -9 and starting at (-2,7) is (-1,-2)
