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3 years ago

Find the slope of the line y = -2x +

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Dafna1 [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

The slope is -2

Step-by-step explanation:

In any equation that is in the form of this question, the slope is always the number next to x. An example could be y = 6x - 1, the slope would be 6. If we had y = -100x - 5, the slope would be -100.

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