Question

What is the slope for this table? Give an explanation.

Answer 1

Answer:

the shape of the graph is a vertical straight line. So the angle is 90°

So tan 90° = infinite

Answer 2

Answer:  The slope is undefined.

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope is undefined because it is based on the Rise (y) over the Run (x) of the data points.  X is not changing even as y goes from -2 to 8.  If we took the first and last points, (-1,-2) and (-1,8) and go from left to right, y increases by (8-(-2)) = 10 while x is unchanged, or o.  Rise/Run therefore becomes 10/0.  Division by 0 is undefined in math, so the slope is undefined.

This is a straight vertical line going through x = -1.  All y's are on this line.  Undefined slope.