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What is the rate of change of y=-1/2 x + 4

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asked Dec 9, 2013 in ALGEBRA 1 by dkinz Apprentice

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Gven equation is y = -1/2x+4

Compare standard form of a line y = mx+b

Here m is slope and b is y intercept.

m = dy/dx measures the change n y, so y is quite sensitive to change in x.

For a line slope is the average rate of change.

Here average rate of change = -1/2

answered Dec 27, 2013 by dozey Mentor

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