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What is the slope of the line

What is the slope of the line-example-1

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Answer:

m = -1

Explanation:

One can tell directly from the graph that the slope is negative.

Moving from (-2, 0) to (0, -2), we see x increasing by 2 units (this is the run) and y decreasing by 2 units (this is the 'rise'). The slope is m = -2/2, or m = -1.

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