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What is the slope of the line shown below (3 9)(-4 2)

User Sunmat
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Answer:

slope = 1

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (3, 9 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 4, 2 )

m =
(2-9)/(-4-3) =
(-7)/(-7) = 1

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