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55 minutes25 minutes4 pointsTriangle BAC is shown on the coordinate grid. The coordinates of eachvertex of the triangle are integers. Numerical answers as decimal or wholenumber only (do not write as a fraction).YA6A54321с012What is the slope of BC?Your answerLeena deposited $1,850 into an account. She made no additional deposits points

55 minutes25 minutes4 pointsTriangle BAC is shown on the coordinate grid. The coordinates-example-1
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First we need to find the coordinates of point B and point C

point B (1,6)

point C (4,0)

Then we will use the formula to find the slope


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

where

(1,6)=(x1,y1)

(4,0)=(x2,y2)

then we substitute the values in the formula


m=(0-6)/(4-1)=(-6)/(3)=-2

the slope of BC is -2

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