The equation of the line of best fit of a scatter plot is y = 6x − 9. What is the slope of the equation?

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Narendra Jadhav · Answer 1 · 2023-08-11T05:28:49+0000

Answer:

6

Explanation:

The equation of the line is written in the slope-intercept form:

y = mx +b

where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

The given equation is ...

y = 6x -9

Comparing this to the slope-intercept form, we see that ...

m = 6

b = -9

The slope of the line is m = 6.