Algebra/slopes

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define and give four examples of the four basic types of slopes:positive, negative, zero, and undefined. for positive my equation is y=4x-1(don't know how to graph). for negative i got y= -x+3(don't know how to graph) . for zero i got y=3(graphed) now all i need is one for undefined and how to graph it. :/ please.. and thank you sooo much :)

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Do you have any graph paper?   It only takes two points to draw a straight line.  Just put in a value for x, calculate y and plot (x,y).  For y=4x-1, two points could be (0,-1) and (1,3).  I assume what they mean by undefined is a line like x=3 which is straight up.

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