Question

Find the slope (rate of change) of the representation. Please explain the answer.

Answer 1

The slope is undefined.

Explanation:

By looking at the table of values, you can see the x values are not changing. If these points were graphed, they would make a vertical line. Whenever this is the case, the line has an undefined slope.

You can calculate the slope if graphing cannot be done by using the formula:
`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

`m=(4-1)/(-2-(-2))\\m=(3)/(0)\\`

Therefore, the slope of this representation is undefined.