Scientists measured the annual forest loss (in square kilometers) in Indonesia from 2000 to 2012. They found the regression line
forest loss \( =7500+(1021 \times \) years since 2000\( ) \)
for predicting forest loss, in square kilometers, from years since 2000.
(b) If we measured forest loss in meters \( { }^{2} \) per year, what would the slope be? Note that there are \( 10^{6} \) square meters in a square kilometer. Give your answer as a whole number.
slope: \( \square \)