SOLUTION: The slope of x=5 is__?

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Question 622477: The slope of x=5 is__?
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Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Undefined. This is a vertical line. One characteristic that makes this a vertical line is that the -coordinate of every point on the line has the exact same -coordinate value, in this case the value 5.

Consider the slope formula:



where and are the coordinates of the given points.

Note that if both of the given points have the identical -coordinates, then the denominator of the slope formula is zero. Anything with a zero denominator is undefined.

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Answer by lenny460(1073) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is a vertical line. The slope is infinite and there is no intercept.