SOLUTION: Find the slope, if it exists x=-5 m= use integer or a simplfied fraction Type N if the slope is undefined.

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Question 325273: Find the slope, if it exists x=-5
m= use integer or a simplfied fraction Type N if the slope is undefined.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, solver91311:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since any equation in the form x=k has an undefined slope, this means that the slope for x=-5 is undefined.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation describes the set of all ordered pairs such that nobody cares what is, so long as .

Therefore, and represent two elements of such a set. Given two points on a line, you can compute the slope of the line:

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That is a rational expression with a zero denominator. What do you know about expressions with a zero denominator?


John