Linear Demand Elasticity    We have shown that slope isn't the same as elasticity. A linear demand curve, which has the same slope everywhere, will be elastic when price is high and inelastic when price is low. The graph to the right shows how elasticity changes along a linear demand curve.

   We can illustrate this numerically, but first let's understand it mathematically.

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