how do u find the slope of a equation? y=x-2

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amistre64 · Answer

one way is to plug in 2 numbers for x that are 1 apart like this:

y = x-2;  x=0
y = 0-2
y = -2

y = x-2;  x=1
y = 1-2
y = -1

now subtract the first from the second:  -1-(-2) = 1+2 = 1

the slope is 1

amistre64 · Answer

the shortcut version is simply identify the number that is multiplying the 'x'

y = x-2
     ^
      there is an invisible '1' here

the slope is 1

anonymous · Answer

Use the form y=mx + b; where m is the slope of the line. So there is an understood 1/1 in front of the x term. 1/1 means rise/run. So the slope of the line is just simply 1.

anonymous · Answer

If the constant number in front of x was 3. The slope(m) would be 3/1 or just 3.