the slope of line l

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the slope of line l

by sanju09 » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:30 am
In the figure below, what is the slope of line l?
A. - 3
B. - 1/3
C. 0
D. 1/3
E. 3

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by selango » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:32 am
Slope =(0-a)/(3a-0)=-a/3a

=-1/3

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by kvcpk » Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:33 am
sanju09 wrote:In the figure below, what is the slope of line l?
A. - 3
B. - 1/3
C. 0
D. 1/3
E. 3

[spoiler]Source: majortests.com[/spoiler]
Slope = a-0 / 0-3a
=-1/3