SOLUTION: if y = 5x + 3, is the slope 5/1 or 5/0?

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Question 38703: if y = 5x + 3, is the slope 5/1 or 5/0?
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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(5/0) is an undefined slope and that is a vertical line.
This line is diagonal and has the slope of (5/1).