The slope of a downward-sloping straight line can be calculated as the distance from the
A. horizontal intercept of the line to the origin divided by the distance from the origin to the vertical intercept of the line.
B. origin to the horizontal intercept of the line minus the distance from the origin to the vertical intercept of the line.
C. vertical intercept of the line to the origin divided by the distance from the origin to the horizontal intercept of the line.
D. vertical intercept of the line to the origin minus the distance from the origin to the horizontal intercept of the line.
Answer: C
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