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A line that passes through the origin also passes through the point (6, 2) what is the slope

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The coordinates of two points on the line
are (6, 2) and (0,0)

now,
slope of the line (m) = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
= (0 - 2)/(0 - 6)
= -2/-6
= 1/3
therefore the slope of the line is 1/3
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