Slopey Slope

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What is the slope of parallel lines?

Back

The slopes of parallel lines are the same.

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How is slope represented in a table?

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Slope can be represented numerically, for example, a slope of 4.

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What is the formula for slope?

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Slope is known as rise/run.

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How do you calculate the slope between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

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The slope is calculated as (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1).

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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (6,7) and (4,2)?

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The slope is 5/2.

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What is the slope of a line that decreases from left to right?

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The slope is negative.

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What is the slope of a line that increases from left to right?

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The slope is positive.

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What does a slope of 0 indicate about a line?

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A slope of 0 indicates a horizontal line.

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What does an undefined slope indicate about a line?

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An undefined slope indicates a vertical line.

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If two lines have slopes of 2 and -1/2, are they parallel?

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No, they are not parallel because their slopes are different.

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