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OpenStudy (katnissstyles000):

how do i find a positive slope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does it look like please

OpenStudy (katnissstyles000):

24=x+5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the slope would be positive then because the x is a positive not negative the x has a 1 in front of it but it is a positive

OpenStudy (katnissstyles000):

ok thanks!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

your welcome

OpenStudy (anonymous):

actually that is not a line, it has not slope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[24=x+5\\ 19=x\]

OpenStudy (katnissstyles000):

my teacher wants us to call it a slope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i don't believe you actually a line may look like say \(y=mx+b \) or \(ax+by=c\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[24=x+5\] is a "conditional equation" which is true if \(x=19\)

OpenStudy (katnissstyles000):

no thats what it looks like

OpenStudy (katnissstyles000):

what i wrote

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well then if x=19 then is is a slope of 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no dear that is wrong as well

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if it is the line \(x=19\) then there is NO slope, the slope is undefined

OpenStudy (katnissstyles000):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

it would be a graph with the line going virticaly on x=19

OpenStudy (katnissstyles000):

thanks @jameskang1015

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and a vertical line has no slope

OpenStudy (anonymous):

which is not the same as a slope of 0

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