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What is the slope of the line represented by the equation below Wednesday Mark y equals 2/3 * -4

What is the slope of the line represented by the equation below Wednesday Mark y equals-example-1
User Shyamendra Solanki
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Let us get 2 points to find the equation


\begin{gathered} (0,2)(-4,0) \\ y=mx+b \\ \text{where} \\ m=\text{slope}=\frac{_{}y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}=(-2)/(-4)=(1)/(2) \\ 2=(1)/(2)(0)+b \\ b=2 \\ \\ y=(1)/(2)x+2 \end{gathered}

The answer is C.

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