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HELP PLS ASAP:)

What is the slope of the line plotted below?
A. -1 B. 1 C. -0.5 D. 0.5

HELP PLS ASAP:) What is the slope of the line plotted below? A. -1 B. 1 C. -0.5 D-example-1
User Praveen Mitta
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Answer:

0.5

Explanation:

Formula for finding slope of line:


((y2 - y1))/((x2 - x1))

Where (x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2) are points on the line

Two points on the line in the question are (2 , -1) and (-4 , -4)

Putting these in the formula gives

-4 - (-1) / -4 - 2 = 0.5

User Sorelis
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you can solve the by dividing the change in y by the change in x. the answer should be D
User Buwaneka Sudheera
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