SOLUTION: find the slope of the line that contains (-4,6) (6,6)

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Question 577884: find the slope of the line that contains (-4,6) (6,6)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point . So this means that x%5B1%5D=-4 and y%5B1%5D=6.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=6 and y%5B2%5D=6.


m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the slope formula.


m=%286-6%29%2F%286--4%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=6, y%5B1%5D=6, x%5B2%5D=6, and x%5B1%5D=-4


m=%280%29%2F%286--4%29 Subtract 6 from 6 to get 0


m=%280%29%2F%2810%29 Subtract -4 from 6 to get 10


m=0 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=0

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Quick Method: Notice that the y coordinates are the same, which means that the slope is 0.



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