SOLUTION: When solving for slope (y2-y1)/(x2-x1), the answer is 10/0. How is this expressed?

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Question 361484: When solving for slope (y2-y1)/(x2-x1), the answer is 10/0. How is this expressed?
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Anything with a zero denominator is undefined. Therefore the slope is undefined. (You have a vertical line)

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