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HELP ASAP ! Is the slope shown in the table positive or negative

HELP ASAP ! Is the slope shown in the table positive or negative-example-1
User Atturri
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Answer:

positive

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (6, 4) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (5, 2) ← 2 ordered pairs from the table

m =
(2-4)/(5-6) =
(-2)/(-1) = 2 ← positive slope

User Adomas Baliuka
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