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Can anyone find the slope of this line (lots of points reward)

Can anyone find the slope of this line (lots of points reward)-example-1

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Answer:

-3/4

Explanation:

Take two points on the line

(-4,1) and (0,-2)

Using the slope formula

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

= (-2-1)/(0- -4)

= -3/4

User Abdelouahab Pp
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Answer:


-(3)/(4)

Explanation:

The slope of a line is always rise over run.

To find the slope of this line, we are looking for two points that are on an integer x value and an integer y value.

One of these points is (-4, 1). Another one is (0, -2).

Studying the y-values of both (the rise), the change in y is
1 - (-2) = 1+2 = 3, and since we are going down, the change is
-3.

Studying the x values of both (the run), we can see that the rate of change is
|-4 + 0| = 4.

So the rise over run will be
(-3)/(4), or just
-(3)/(4). This is also the slope as slope is rise over run.

Hope this helped!

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