document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=348198>Question 348198</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the slope of the line passing through the 2 points: (2,-3) and (2,-13)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of a line is delta(y)/delta(x). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference between the y coordinates divided by the differences between the x coordinates.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, (2,-3) and (2,-13)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " slope (a) = -13 - (-3)/ 2-2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This gives -10/0 which does not exist. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of this line does not exist because the line has an equation of x=2. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This line is parallel to the y axis, so it has no slope, it does not exist.  </SPAN>\n" );
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