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Exploring Slope

Question 10 • Q1 Mathematics 8

Marcus plots the point (4, 7) in Quadrant I on the coordinate plane. Nicole then plots the point (4, –3) in Quadrant IV of the same graph. Explain what the line that goes through those two points would look like, and evaluate the slope.

Answer

Answer:

Since both points have the same xcoordinate, the line would be vertical. A vertical line has no slope because the run of the graph, which is the denominator, is zero and therefore an undefined fraction.

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