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Describe the slope of the line.

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Describe the slope of the line. (last is undefined in the rectangle box)-example-1

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Answer:

Negative

-3/5

-3/5

Explanation:

The slope formula is y2-y1 over x2-x1.

The x2 and y2 are basically just a second point on the line that comes after the original pair. The original pair would be (-3, 1) because it gives you the ordered pair and I'm lazy. The second pair would be (2, -2) as it gives you that pair too. The y2 and x2 would be the (2, -2) and ordered pairs are in the form of (x, y). So, the formula for slope would become -2 - 1 / 2 - (-3).

-2 - 1 / 2 - (-3)

-2 - 1 / 2 + 3 (two negatives equals a positive! Not in morals though, only in math)

-3 / 5

-3/5.

The slope is negative, because the line is going downwards.

The slope is also negative because it's - 3.5.

The m just refers to the slope intercept form of all information about the line, as the equation/representation of a line would be y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

The y-intercept is 1, as that is where the line goes through the y-axis (the vertical line with the arrows in the middle of the graph and is labeled Y)

The slope intercept form would therefore be:

y = -3/5x - 1.

The m would be the slope which is -3/5.

Just answered for people in the future or referencing.

User Andrew Wilcox
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the slope is negative

Explanation:

I think I ain't do this in a min

User Jblasco
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