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What is the slope of the line?

What is the slope of the line?-example-1
User Yaya
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Answer:

If I'm correct the slop appears to be 3x or (3/1)x

Explanation:

First of all we need to remember rise/run (y/x) and that we begin calculating the slope by starting at the first point we are given on the graph

This linear equation goes up or "rises" up 3 on the y-axis till it meets a specific x-value giving us our rise of 3. Next we check on our "run" over the x-axis, which we find to be 1. The rise will represent our numerator and the run will represent our denominator. Thus we have 3/1 or a slope of 3.

You can also calculate this by picking the first given point on our line and finding its x and y coordinates on the plane. Then we can locate another point on the line and find its x and y coordinates as well. We take these two points' coordinates and divide using the point-slope formula. (x1,y1)/(x2,y2). I can't clearly see the points on your graph otherwise I'd tell you how to complete the point-slope formula in this example. However, we can eyeball it by using the first method (which isn't always accurate so I recommend using the point-slope formula when you can).

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