SOLUTION: Write the slope for a graph with a line going from 8 to 0 to -8... I really need someone to help me this is all new to me and I dont understand slopes at all. Your help will be gre

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Question 623157: Write the slope for a graph with a line going from 8 to 0 to -8... I really need someone to help me this is all new to me and I dont understand slopes at all. Your help will be greatly appreciated...please HELP I am so lost right!!
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Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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Student indicated this is a vertical line that passes through zero. The slope of any vertical line is undefined.


Slope is the change in y divided by the change in x. For a vertical line the change in x between any two points is zero. Division by zero is undefined. Thus the slope of a vertical line is undefined.

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