SOLUTION: Find the coordinates of two points on the given line, and then use those coordinates to find the slope of the line. (If an answer is undefined, enter UNDEFINED.) y = -10x

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Question 473726: Find the coordinates of two points on the given line, and then use those coordinates to find the slope of the line. (If an answer is undefined, enter UNDEFINED.)
y = -10x
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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y = -10x
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The slope is -10.
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x = 0, y = 0 --> (0,0)
x = 1, y = -10 --> (1,-10)
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Using the 2 points,
slope m = diffy/diffx
0, 0
1,-10
------- subtract
-1,10 (diffx, diffy)
m = 10/-1
m = -10