SOLUTION: Find the slope if there is one. x-4=8

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Question 442834: Find the slope if there is one. x-4=8
Answer by kittycat1613(12) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-4=8
x=12
The line is on the x axis going up and down ,not side to side, on the 12.
Since the equation is rise over run, and there is no change in x, whatever the numerator is, the denominator is zero. This is impossible, because no number can be divided by zero, so there is no slope.