SOLUTION: If the teacher wants us to find a slope of a graph but there are no points on the graph how do I find the slope?

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Question 48128: If the teacher wants us to find a slope of a graph but there are no points on the graph how do I find the slope?
Answer by tutorcecilia(2144) About Me  (Show Source):
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First, look at the graph and pick any two points on the line.
Some points may be fractions; some points may be whole numbers.
It won't matter.
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Once you have identified two points, use the formula of a slope and plug in the points:
m = %28%28y-y1%29%2F%28x-x1%29%29 [Formula of a slope]