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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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°