document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254985>Question 254985</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope of the line x=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "that is a vertical line\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "vertical lines have undefined slopes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to demonstrate: m=slope=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1) with (x1,y1)=(5,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                              (x2,y2)=(5,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=(0-5)/(5-5)=-5/0, you can not divide by 0, it is an infinite result, or in other words an undefined result\r<BR>\n" );
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