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Using the slope formula, calculate the slope of the line graph.

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We can use a general case to get the slope of a line, using the slope formula.

First, we need to find the coordinates of two points in the line.

Suppose we have the following graph:

The line passes through the points (0, 2) and (-2, 0)

Having this information, we have:

Using the slope formula:


m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)\Rightarrow m=(0-2)/(-2-0)\Rightarrow m=(-2)/(-2)\Rightarrow m=1

Then, the slope for this line is m = 1.

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