SOLUTION: A line with a slope of 1 passes through the origin in a coordinate plane. What is the angle between the line and the x-axis?

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Question 481163: A line with a slope of 1 passes through the origin in a coordinate plane. What is the angle between the line and the x-axis?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
y = x Note: Isosoles rt triangles formed dropping down from a
point of the line to the x-axis.
angle angle between the line and the x-axis is 45°


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