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Grade 8 maths · E.5 · Slope

Slopes of horizontal and vertical lines

Find the change in y and the change in x. A horizontal line has slope 0. A vertical line has no slope: write none.

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  1. Find the slope of the line through (0, −2) and (3, −2).

    Answer: 0

  2. Find the slope of the line through (5, −5) and (5, 10). Write none if the line has no slope.

    Answer: none

  3. Find the slope of the line through (0, 2) and (0, −5). Write none if the line has no slope.

    Answer: none

Tip: Find the change in y and the change in x. A horizontal line has slope 0. A vertical line has no slope: write none.

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