document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254983>Question 254983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the slope and y intercept:  X= -8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187281 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=187281\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a special case because y can be anything but x is always -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no y intercept. The y intercept means when x=0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is a vertical line and even the slope is messed up.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Slope is the change in y over the change in x. But x never changes and the change equals 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Division by zero is undefined. So the slope is undefined.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And not only are the y intercept and slope different but this isn't even a function.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A function has one y for each x. Here we have an infinite number of y for one x.<BR>\n" );
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