Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-805-9

Chapter 3 - Section 3.3 - Slope - Exercise Set - Page 244: 61

Answer

This statement is false. To make this statement true, you would change the statement in the following way: "Slope is rise divided by run."

Work Step by Step

This statement is false. Slope is the rate of change of $y$, which is the rise of a line, over the rate of change in $x$, which is the run. The statement has the relationship backwards. To make this statement true, you would change the statement in the following way: "Slope is rise divided by run."
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