SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line whose equation is x=5.

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Question 18258: Find the slope of the line whose equation is x=5.

Answer by Kuroinu(8) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=5 means that the line is a vertical line that has an x intercept of 5. Slope is rise over run, so the slope of a vertical line would be 1/0. Since division by 0 is undefined, the slope of any vertical line is undefined.