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Tutorial 23: Slope



 

checkAnswer/Discussion to 1a

ad1a

ad1a2

(return to problem 1a)


 


 

checkAnswer/Discussion to 1b

ad1b1

ad1b2

(return to problem 1b)


 


 

checkAnswer/Discussion to 1c

problem 1c

slope = 0 

(return to problem 1c)


 


 

checkAnswer/Discussion to 1d

problem 1d

slope = undefined 

(return to problem 1d)


 


 

checkAnswer/Discussion to 2a

(3, 5) and (-1, -8)


 
ad2a
*Plug in x and y values into slope formula

*Simplify
 
 

 


 
The slope would be 13/4.

(return to problem 2a)


 


 

checkAnswer/Discussion to 2b

(4, 2) and (4, -2)


 
ad2b

 

*Plug in x and y values into slope formula

*Simplify

 


 
The slope would be undefined.

(return to problem 2b)


 

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