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Table of slopes of lines

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Name

Slopes of line segments.
Graph Formulas
\text{Horizontal line}\,


\alpha =0\,

 \tan \alpha=0\,

  m=0\,

\text{Vertical line}\,


\alpha =90^\circ\,

 \tan \alpha=\infty

  m=\text{Undefined}\,

\text{A vertical line has no slope}\,
\text{Upward line from left to right}\,


0 < \alpha <90^\circ\,

 0<\tan \alpha<\infty

  m>0\qquad\text{Positive slope}\,
\text{Downward line from left to right}\,


90^\circ<\alpha<180^\circ\,

 -\infty<\tan \alpha<0

  m<0\qquad\text{Negative slope}\,



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