SOLUTION: Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs of points. Write your result in slope-intercept form, where possible. (2,-3) and (2,4)

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Question 118793: Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs of points. Write your result in slope-intercept form, where possible.
(2,-3) and (2,4)

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First lets find the slope through the points (,) and (,)

Start with the slope formula (note: is the first point (,) and is the second point (,))

Plug in ,,, (these are the coordinates of given points)

Subtract the terms in the numerator to get . Subtract the terms in the denominator to get


Since the denominator is zero, the slope is undefined (remember you cannot divide by zero). So we cannot use the slope intercept form to write an equation. So we can only say that the equation is a vertical line through , which means the equation is (notice this is not in slope-intercept form)


So the equation looks like this:
Graph of through the points (,) and (,)

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