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Chapter 1: Q 7 (page 26)

Calculate the slope of the function you graphed in Problem A-5.

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The slope of the function y=5xis5.

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Step 1. Given Information.

The function is y=5xand the graph for the function is,

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Step 2. The slope of the function.

The slope is the change in the value of ydivided by the change in the value of x.

The slope of the function is,

=changeinychangeinx=20-104-2=102=5

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