SOLUTION: What is the slope of the linear function whose graph is shown (1,5) (0,2)

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Question 550651: What is the slope of the linear function whose graph is shown
(1,5) (0,2)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point . So this means that x%5B1%5D=1 and y%5B1%5D=5.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=0 and y%5B2%5D=2.


m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the slope formula.


m=%282-5%29%2F%280-1%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=2, y%5B1%5D=5, x%5B2%5D=0, and x%5B1%5D=1


m=%28-3%29%2F%280-1%29 Subtract 5 from 2 to get -3


m=%28-3%29%2F%28-1%29 Subtract 1 from 0 to get -1


m=3 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=3