The slope
A)equals the change in the value of the variable measured on the vertical axis divided by the change in the variable measured along the horizontal axis.
B)of a straight line is the same regardless of where on the line it is calculated.
C)will be small if a large change in the variable measured on the vertical axis is associated with a small change in the variable measured along the horizontal axis.
D)Answers A and B are correct.
E)Answers A and C are correct.

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The slope of a line is calculated as the change in the vertical axis variable divided by the change in the horizontal axis variable (A), and for a straight line, this slope is constant regardless of where it is calculated on the line (B).

The Slope