How to calculate the slope of the line shown on the figures given below?

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hev1
Mar 19, 2018

The slope of the line in (A) is #1/3# and the slope of the line in (B) is #-3/2#.

Explanation:

The slope of a line is equal to rise/run (how much it rises on the y axis divided by how far right it moves on the x axis). For (A), the rise is 1 and the run is 3, making the slope #1/3#. For (B), the rise is 3 and the run is -2 (it is negative because it moves left along the x axis insted of right), making the slope #-3/2#.

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