document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=248384>Question 248384</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to find solve an equation when it has an undefined slope </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #181019 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=181019\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A slope of zero means the line is horizontal -lying down- not slanted.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an undefined slope means the line is vertical.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means you are trying to divide by zero which is undefined.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope is the rise(y) over the run (x) the difference in y over the difference in x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the difference between two x's is zero (the x's are the same) it means the line is vertical.  <BR>\n" );
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