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3 years ago

What is the slope of this line? Enter your answer in the box.

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1 answer:

Pachacha [2.7K]3 years ago

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The slope of line is: -1

Step-by-step explanation:

We have a graph here. We will locate two points on the line to find the slope of the line.

So,

Two points on the given line are:

(-8,6) => (x1,y1)

and

(-2,0) => (x2,y2)

The slope is denoted by m.

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}\\=\frac{0-6}{-2-(-8)}\\=\frac{-6}{-2+8}\\=\frac{-6}{6}\\=-1$

The slope of line is: -1

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------------Formal Definition of Derivative----------------

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