Finding Slope from Graph and Two Points

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What is the slope of a horizontal line?

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0

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What is the slope of a vertical line?

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Undefined

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What does a positive slope indicate about a line?

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The line rises from left to right.

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What does a negative slope indicate about a line?

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The line falls from left to right.

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What is the formula for finding slope from two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

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If the slope of a line is 4/3, what does this mean?

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For every 3 units moved horizontally, the line rises 4 units.

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How do you find the slope from a graph?

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Zero slope (horizontal line).

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Undefined slope (vertical line).

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