Find the slope
(4,-3) and (-5,-3)

Question

Find the slope
(4,-3) and (-5,-3)

vshiroky · Answer

I got 0/9 so I'm not sure what that means... is the slope undefined?

johnweldon1993 · Answer

No...it is simply 0....undefined slope would be 9/0   ...we cannot divide by 0...so that is undefined

♪chibiterasu · Answer

Use the slope formula:
$$\frac { y _2 - y _1 }{ x _2 - x _1}$$

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Also remember that would technically be -0/9 right?

-3 + 3          0
------- =  ----
-5 - 4         -9

Regardless...0 slope

vshiroky · Answer

Ok... (-2,3) and (5,7) is 10/7?

♪chibiterasu · Answer

Yeah, the slope is just 0.

vshiroky · Answer

I wasn't sure what it meant if the 0 was on top, but I understand it now. Thank you :)

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Not quite...

7 - 3         4
------  = ---   right?
5 - (-2)      7

vshiroky · Answer

I'm getting ahead of myself... thinking I'm all pro and making mistakes now

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Just remember that slope formula

$$\large slope = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$$