Question

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Find the slope of the line.
Simplify completely.
Slope = [?]
Hint: The slope of a line is the rise/run

Answer 1

`slope = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)`

• Get any two points and substitute into the formula:
• Using points (- 2, 0) and (0, - 4)

`slope = ((0) - ( - 4))/(( - 2) - 0)`

`slope \: = (4)/( - 2) = - 2`

• The slope is negative so the graph is:

1. Decreasing
2. On the fall
3. Falling

SLOPE = - 2