document.write( "Question 897707: How would you do the following problem?
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document.write( "Calculate the slope of the line containing the points (5,3) and (6,3). Sketch a graph of these two points and draw a line that contains them, labeling the line a. Repeat with the points (3,5) and (3,6), labeling the line b.\r
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document.write( "So far my work
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document.write( "Line a: (3-3)/(5-6)=0/1
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document.write( "Line b: (5-6)/(3-3)=1/0\r
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document.write( "So my main question is how you would graph 1/0 and 0/1.\r
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document.write( "Thank you for your time\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #544246 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! How would you do the following problem? \n" ); document.write( " Calculate the slope of the line containing the points (5,3) and (6,3). Sketch a graph of these two points and draw a line that contains them, labeling the line a. Repeat with the points (3,5) and (3,6), labeling the line b. \n" ); document.write( " So far my work \n" ); document.write( " Line a: (3-3)/(5-6)=0/1 = 0 \n" ); document.write( " Line b: (5-6)/(3-3)=1/0 is undefined \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "So my main question is how you would graph 1/0 and 0/1. \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Plot (5,3) and (6/3) and draw a line thru them. \n" ); document.write( "the slope is zero; the equation is y = 3 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Plot (3,5) and (3,6) and draw a line thru them. \n" ); document.write( "the slope is \"undefined\"; the equation is x = 3 \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |