document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=729319>Question 729319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the SLOPE and the EQUATION of the line passing through (-5,4) and (-5,-1) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m= (4-(-1))/(-5-(-5))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=5/0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope of this line is undefined so it is a line parallel to the Y axis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-5 is the equation of the line<BR>\n" );
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