How do you find the slope for Y= 5?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-13T18:30:14

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By definition the equation of a horizontal line is #y = a# where #a# is a constant, in this case #5#.

Also, by definition, the slope of a horizontal line is #0#

Therefore, the slope of #y = 5# is #0#

Answer 2 · 2017-05-14T15:03:37

#slope = 0#

#slope = (Deltay)/(Deltax)#

Therefore, with #y=5# for any #x# :

#slope = (5-5)/(Deltax)#

#slope =0#