Zero Slope Definition
A slope of zero means that the line is a horizontal line. A horizontal line has slope of 0 because all of its points have the same y-coordinate. As a result, the formula used for slope evaluates to 0. (In other terms, the top part of the equation or numerator evaluates to always equal zero.)
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Sources
“Slope.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Mar. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slope.