Question

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Find the slope of the line shown below
-2 -1
slope =
4
3
2
1
-1
-3
-4
-5+
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1
2
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Answer 1

slope =
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (0, - 2) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (2, - 1) ← 2 points on the line

m =
`(-1-(-2))/(2-0)` =
`(-1+2)/(2)` =
`(1)/(2)`