Question

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Answer 1

What is the slope of the given line: y = ( -1/2)x + 2 ?

Answer 2

Think of the general slope-intercept form.

y = m*x + b where m is the slope.

y = ( -1/2)*x + 2 --> your equation --> what is the value of m in your equation?

Answer 3

-1/2

Answer 4

Yes.

The slope is negative. That means as x gets bigger, y gets smaller.

The line falls as you look at it from left to right.

Rule out Graph A because it is rising as x gets bigger.

Graph B, C, or D is the answer.

Answer 5

Look at Graph D.

Post what you get for the coordinates of the y-intercept.

Answer 6

2

Answer 7

What are the coordinates of the red point?

Answer 8

Okay.

(0,2)

What are the coordinates of the x-intercept?

Answer 9

4

Answer 10

Yes. (4,0)

So, the next task is to find the slope of the line determined by (0,2) and (4,0). We hope it will be -1/2.

Answer 11

Formula Attached

Answer 12

2 - 0
------ = ?
0 - 4

Answer 13

0/-4

Answer 14

2 - 0 is not 0. Try again.

The denominator is correct.

Answer 15

Two minus zero equals what?

Answer 16

Answer and we'll be finished in two seconds.

Answer 17

-2

Answer 18

2 - 0
------ = 2/(-4) = -1/2
0 - 4

Answer 19

Is that ^^ the same slope as the slope of the given line: y = ( -1/2)*x + 2

Answer 20

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Answer 21

Yes. Thanks!