Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-9,0) and (-17 , 0 ) ​

Answer 1

`\mathrm{Slope=== > 0}`

Explanation:

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First, let's recall the slope formula:
`\boxed{\mathrm{\cfrac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}}}}`, where y2 and y1 are y-coordinates; x2 and x1 are x-coordinates.

Plugin the values:
`\mathrm{\cfrac{0-0}{-17-(-9)}}`.

Upon simplifying, we obtain
`\mathrm{\cfrac{0}{-17+9}}`.

Upon simplifying this further, we obtain
`\mathrm{\cfrac{0}{-9}}`.

0 divided by anything results in 0.

✨ ∴, the slope of this particular line is 0, and this line looks something like this:
`\rule{200}{1}`.

See, it's a horizontal line, with a rise of 0, meaning that it goes up 0 units.

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