document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57489>Question 57489</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the slope and y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	x = –7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #39381 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=39381\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a trick question.  This is a special case. Any time you have x=k, where k is a real number, and there is no y you have a vertical line going through k.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertical lines have undefined slopes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0 can BE the y-axis, but no vertical line can cross the y-axis.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope and y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	x = –7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is a vertical line going through x=-7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It has an undefined slope and no y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
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