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These points are linear.

Find the slope.
x-3 -2 -1 0 1/2
y-3 -2 -1 0 1 2
slope = [?]

These points are linear. Find the slope. x-3 -2 -1 0 1/2 y-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 slope = [?]-example-1
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Answer:

Slope = 4

Explanation:

The slope of a linear equation can be calculated as;

m = y2-y1/x2-x1

What we have to do here is to select any two points ;

(x1,y1) = (3,8)

(x2,y2) = (6,20)

m = (20-8)/(6-3) = 12/3 = 4

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