Question

What’s the slope of the line

Answer 1

The slope is -3

Explanation:

Select two points on the line. I have selected the points (1,5) and (2,2). The slope is the change in y over the change in x. The y values are 2 and 5, The x values are 2 and 1. You find the change by subtracting.

`(2-5)/(2-1)` =
`(-3)/(1)` = -3

Another way to look at this is seeing the slope as the rise over the run. If you start at (1,5) and only move right or left and up and down to get to (2,2), you would have to move straight down 3 spaces and then 1 space right. Down is negative and right is positive, so the slope would be
`(-3)/(1)` which equals -3.

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