document.write( "Question 316011: wright the standard form of the equation for the line that passes through the points (8,1),(8,9) \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=8\" and \"y%5B1%5D=1\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=8\" and \"y%5B2%5D=9\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the slope formula.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%289-1%29%2F%288-8%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=9\", \"y%5B1%5D=1\", \"x%5B2%5D=8\", and \"x%5B1%5D=8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%288%29%2F%288-8%29\" Subtract \"1\" from \"9\" to get \"8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%288%29%2F%280%29\" Subtract \"8\" from \"8\" to get \"0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Remember, you cannot divide by zero. So this means that the slope is undefined.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the slope is undefined, this means that the equation of the line through the points and is \"x=8\" (since both points have the x coordinate of 8)
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