SOLUTION: find the slope of the line whose y intercept is -9 and x intercept is 3

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Question 424975: find the slope of the line whose y intercept is -9 and x intercept is 3
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find the slope of the line whose y intercept is -9 and x intercept is 3
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Point at y-intercept is (0, -9)
Point at x-intercept is (3, 0)
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slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
slope = (0-(-9))/(3-0)
slope = (0+9)/(3-0)
slope = 9/3
slope = 3