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HELP PLEASE!!! NEED FAST ANWER!!Identify the slope of a line that described by:down 3 and right 5m=3/5m=-3/5m=5/3m=-5/3which one is it???

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Answer: second option.Step-by-step explanation: The equation  of the line in slope-intercept form is: [tex]y=mx+b[/tex] Where m is the slope of the line and b the y-intercept. We know that we can calculate the slope with: [tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex] Therefore, keeping the above on mind, you have that: - If the line moves upward from the left to right, then the slope is positive. -  If the line moves down from the left to right, then the slope is negative. Then, if the slope described moves 3 units down and 5 units to the right, the it is negative. Therefore: [tex]m=-\frac{3}{5}[/tex]