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Find the slope of the line 3,0 and 0,-3

Find the slope of the line 3,0 and 0,-3-example-1
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Answer:

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Explanation:

The slope of the line is 1. To find slope use the formula
(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) ), this calculates the change in y over the change in x. So plug in the known values
(0+3)/(3-0), this equals 3/3 or 1. This means every time y increases by 1, x will also increase by 1.

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