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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

In order to determine slope you require two points.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

those are my two points?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

For each point there is an x and y. In this case your x = 40 and your y = 1. The y axis being height and the x axis being width on a 2 dimensional graph.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y(1)=40x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If you graph (1,40) on a graph it will generate a point not a line. Since there is no angle there can be no slope.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

patidesthman is right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No he's wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If there was no slope there wouldn't be a question

OpenStudy (mrdoe):

assuming you are staring at the origin, if y=40x, than 40 will be the slope... if thats what your asking

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm mixing up my graph

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is the origin implies as a second point?

OpenStudy (mrdoe):

yeah (0,0)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Slope is a gradient of a line describes its steepness, incline, or grade. (40,1) indicates a point not a line.

OpenStudy (mrdoe):

if they gave you y=40x, 40 would be the slope regardless, but I'm not sure if that is the question or not...

OpenStudy (mrdoe):

patdistheman is correct, but im assuming that the poster forgot to give us some info

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yep I said I got my graph wrong, I'm fixing it

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