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Slope. is a number usually a fraction that tells how a line slants comes in 4 “flavors”: positive, negative, zero, undefined. Slope. Lines that slant uphill have a POSITIVE slope. Lines that slant downhill have a NEGATIVE slope. Slope. Horizontal lines have
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Slope • is a number • usually a fraction • that tells how a line slants • comes in 4 “flavors”: • positive, negative, zero, undefined
Slope Lines that slant uphill have a POSITIVE slope. Lines that slant downhill have a NEGATIVE slope.
Slope Horizontal lines have a slope of zero (0). Verticallines have no slope (undefined).
Slope Is a number Usually a fraction That tells how a line slants Slope is abbreviated with a lower case letter m.
Slope NOTE: Line slants downhill, so the slope is negative.
Slope NOTE: Line slants uphill, so the slope is positive.