258.What is the slope of the line segment shown in
the following graph?
a.^53
b.–^53
c.–^35
d.^35
259.Which of the following is an accurate charac-
terization of the slope of the y-axis?
a.It has a slope of zero.
b.Its slope is undefined.
c.It has a positive slope.
d.It has a negative slope.
260.What is the slope of the line segment in the fol-
lowing graph?
a.–2
b. 2
c.–^23
d.^23
(10,2)
(0,0)
(–2,–6)
x
y
(–3,0)
(0,–5)
x
y
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