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Help me find the slope

Help me find the slope-example-1
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Answer: Rise over Run

Step-by-step explanation: Take the change in the x coordinates, and divide by the change in y coordinates.

For example, to find slope when given 2 coordinates:

(2,5) (5, 10)

The change in the x coordinates is 3, because from 2-->5 it moves 3 places to the right. (run)

The change in the y coordinates is 5, because from 5-->10 it moves 5 places upwards. (rise)

Use rise/run.

Rise= 5 (change in y coordinate)

Run = 3 (change in x coordinate)

5/3 is the slope.

On questions like #6, the slope is -3. That is because the equation for slope is y=mx+b.

m is the coefficient of the x, so -3 is the slope.

Likewise, the slope of #2 is 7. The slope of #10 is 3/4.

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