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Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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2. Slope of a Line
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Exercise 17 Page 153

Substitute the given points into the Slope Formula.

Undefined

Practice makes perfect

We can calculate the slope by substituting the given points into the Slope Formula. m = y_2-y_1/x_2-x_1 Note that it does not matter which point we choose to use for ( x_1, y_1) and ( x_2, y_2), since the result of using the Slope Formula will be the same.

m=y_2-y_1/x_2-x_1
SubstitutePoints

Substitute ( -7,0) & ( -7,6)

m=6- 0/-7-( -7)
SubNeg

a-(- b)=a+b

m=6-0/-7+7
AddSubTerms

Add and subtract terms

m=6/0

In this case, we have a division by zero, which is undefined. Therefore, the slope is undefined.

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