Understanding Undefined Slope and Vertical Lines

Understanding Undefined Slope and Vertical Lines

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

7th - 10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
8.EE.B.5, 7.NS.A.2D, 8.NS.A.1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lucas Foster

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.8.EE.B.5
,
CCSS.7.NS.A.2D
,
CCSS.8.NS.A.1
The video tutorial explains the concept of undefined slope, which is associated with vertical lines. It describes how vertical lines run up and down, not left to right, and have a zero in the denominator of the slope formula, making the slope undefined. The tutorial also covers how ordered pairs for vertical lines have the same x-values but different y-values. An example is provided to illustrate this, and the slope formula is used to demonstrate why the slope is undefined for vertical lines.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main characteristic of a vertical line?

It goes left to right.

It goes up and down.

It forms a diagonal.

It is horizontal.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the slope of a vertical line result in?

Undefined

A positive number

A negative number

Zero

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a vertical line, what is true about the x-coordinates of ordered pairs?

They are the same.

They are negative.

They are different.

They are zero.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do the y-coordinates behave in a vertical line?

They are the same.

They are negative.

They are different.

They are zero.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the slope formula when applied to a vertical line?

The slope becomes a positive number.

Both numerator and denominator become zero.

The denominator becomes zero.

The numerator becomes zero.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of subtracting two identical x-coordinates in the slope formula?

A positive number

A negative number

Zero

Undefined

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the slope of a vertical line considered undefined?

Because it forms a horizontal line.

Because both numerator and denominator are zero.

Because the denominator is zero.

Because the numerator is zero.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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