Types of slope

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What is a slope?

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A slope is a measure of how steep a line is on a graph, indicating the rate of change between two points.

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What does a positive slope indicate?

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A positive slope indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases.

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What does a negative slope indicate?

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A negative slope indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases.

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What does an undefined slope mean?

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An undefined slope occurs when a line is vertical, meaning there is no change in the x-value.

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How many types of slopes are there?

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There are three main types of slopes: positive, negative, and undefined.

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What is the slope of a horizontal line?

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The slope of a horizontal line is zero, indicating no change in the y-value.

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How can you identify a positive slope on a graph?

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A positive slope rises from left to right on a graph.

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How can you identify a negative slope on a graph?

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A negative slope falls from left to right on a graph.

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What is the formula for calculating slope?

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The formula for slope (m) is m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1), where (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are two points on the line.

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If a line has a slope of 3, what does that mean?

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A slope of 3 means that for every 1 unit increase in x, y increases by 3 units.