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HELP i don’t know what the slope is or how to do this!!!

HELP i don’t know what the slope is or how to do this!!!-example-1
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The slope of a line is a measure of its steepness. Mathematically, slope is calculated as "rise over run" (change in y divided by change in x).


m = (rise)/(run) = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

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Answer:

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Explanation:

Slope is a measure of the vertical change relative to the horizontal change. On an x-y graph, it will be the difference in y-coordinates divided by the corresponding difference in x-coordinates. It is often referred to using the letter m.

m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1) . . . . . slope of line between points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)

It does not matter which points you call point 1 and point 2.

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For the points given on the graph we can compute the slope to be ...

m = (2 -(-3))/(-1 -(-1)) = 5/0

The zero in the denominator makes this value "undefined." So, we say the slope of any vertical line is "undefined."

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