A line passes through the origin and the point (3,5). What is the slope of the line? A. 0 B. 3/5 C. -3/5 D. 5/3

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A line passes through the origin and the point (3,5). What is the slope of the line?

A. 0
B. 3/5
C. -3/5
D. 5/3

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$\bf \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ % (a,b) &({{ 0}}\quad ,&{{ 0}})\quad % (c,d) &({{ 3}}\quad ,&{{ 5}}) \end{array} \\\\\\ % slope = m slope = {{ m}}= \cfrac{rise}{run} \implies \cfrac{{{ y_2}}-{{ y_1}}}{{{ x_2}}-{{ x_1}}}\implies \cfrac{5-0}{3-0}$

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