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What is the slope of the line that passes through (4,7) and has a y-intercept of 1?

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Answer:


m=(3)/(2)

Explanation:

The x value of the y-intercept must be 0, so let


(x_1,y_1)=(0,1)

and


(x_2,y_2)=(4,7)

The slope of a line can be found with the following:


m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

So,


m=((7)-(1))/((4)-(0))\\m=(6)/(4)\\m=(3)/(2)

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