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What is the slope in the given line?

What is the slope in the given line?-example-1
User Morewry
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Answer:


-(2)/(3)

Explanation:

The slope/gradient of a line is defined by this formula:


(y_(1)-y_(0) )/(x_(1)-x_(0) )

Where you pick two coordinates, find the change in the
y values, and divide it by the change in the
x values.

Two coordinates that this line passes through are (3, -2) and (-3, 2).

You can take the second
y-value (2) from the first
y-value (-2) or vice versa, so long as you do it in the same order the
x values.

For this example, I will take the first
y-value (-2) from the second
y-value (2), and take the first
x-value (3) from the second
x-value (-3).

The gradient/slope is defined by
m in the following:


m=(2--2)/(-3-3)=(4)/(-6)=-(4)/(6)=-(2)/(3)

User Mohamed Arafa
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-2/3 because it’s rise over run
User Jolvi
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