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What is the slope of this line? A line passing through the points (0, 2) & (2, 1).

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Answer: y = -1/2x +2

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Answer:

m = − 1/2

Explanation:

Use the formula to calculate the slope of the line passing through the points.

slope = (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁)

Input the values into the formula.

Subtract the values in parentheses.

Simplify the fraction to get the slope.

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