What is the slope of OG?

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asked Nov 20, 2020 117k views

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Jordi Flores · Answer 1 · 2020-11-24T19:26:41+0000

Answer: Second option.

Explanation:

You can calculate the slope of the line with the following formula:

m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

You know the point G(1,-5) and the point O(0,0), then, you can identify that:

$y_2=-5\\y_1=0\\x_2=1\\x_1=0$

Now you need to substitute these values into the formula
m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) , then the slope of OG is:

$m=(-5-0)/(1-0)\\\\m=(-5)/(1)\\\\m=-5$

This matches with the second option.