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How do you find the slope of #(-2,1), (7,1)#?

Answer 1

Ethan Adkins

the slope is 0

The following formula can be used to find the slope:

#m=(Deltay)/(Deltax)=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)#

where #(x_1;y_1)=(-2:1)# and #(x_2;y_2)=(7;1)#

Then

#m=(1-1)/(7+2)=0#

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Answer 2

Jameson Allen

To find the slope of a line passing through two points, you can use the formula:

[ \text{Slope} = \frac{{\text{change in } y}}{{\text{change in } x}} ]

Given the points (-2, 1) and (7, 1), the change in y is 1 - 1 = 0, and the change in x is 7 - (-2) = 9.

Therefore, the slope of the line passing through these two points is ( \frac{{0}}{{9}} ), which simplifies to ( 0 ).

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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