What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-8, -1) and (-12,-2)? Write your answer in simplest form.

Carly bought a new house for $125,000. the value of the house appreciates approximately 3.5% each year. what will be the value of the house after 10 years?

Mr. brettler is hanging up a 5-foot tall rectangular welcome sign in the gym. he has drawn a sketch on a coordinate grid. he has the lower vertices of the sign at (9, –3) and (–6, –3). where would the upper vertices be on the grid?

Parabolas y=−2x^2 and y=2x^2 +k intersect at points a and b that are in the third and the fourth quadrants respectively. find k if length of the segment ab is 5.