document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1011424>Question 1011424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the slope of the line y=-2? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #627052 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=627052\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is a horizontal line at y = -2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope equals change in the value of y divided by change in the value of x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the formula is (y2-y1) / (x2-x1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there is no change in the value of y, so the slope is 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a more interesting question is what is the slope of the line x = -2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is vertical line at x = -2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope is undefined.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "slope equals change in the value of y divided by change in the value of x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the formula is (y2-y1) / (x2-x1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there is no change in the value of x, so the slope is undefined because you are dividing by the change in the value of x which is 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a graph of y = -2 and x = -2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the blue line is x = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the red line is y = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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