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Please find the slope and the equation.

and step by step explanation PLEASE.​

Please find the slope and the equation. and step by step explanation PLEASE.​-example-1

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Answers:

  • slope = 1
  • equation is y = x-4

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Step-by-step explanation:

Two points on this diagonal line are (0,-4) and (1,-3)

Let's apply the slope formula to get the following

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

m = (-3-(-4))/(1-0)

m = (-3+4)/(1-0)

m = 1/1

m = 1

The slope is 1. We can think of it as 1/1 to indicate "go up 1, and over to the right 1". In other words, slope = rise/run = 1/1.

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Note how the graph crosses the y axis at -4, so this is the y intercept.

Since the y intercept is -4, this means b = -4

So with m = 1 and b = -4, we go from y = mx+b to y = 1x+(-4) which simplifies to y = x-4

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