SOLUTION: I need to solve by slope and y-intercept but I was only give these two clues: x=3 x=-2 Can you please help me?

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Question 663043: I need to solve by slope and y-intercept but I was only give these two clues:
x=3
x=-2
Can you please help me?

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

In order to find the slope, it is simplest to put this line equation into slope-intercept form.
If we rearrange this line to be in the form "y+=+mx+%2B+b", it will be easy to read off the slope m.
you are given:
x=3
x=-2...means you have the vertical lines

Now consider the vertical line x+=+3
Is the vertical line going up on one end? Well, kind of.
Is the vertical line going down} on the other end? Well, kind of.
Is there any number that is both positive and negative? No.
conclusion: vertical lines have NO SLOPE.
In particular, the concept of slope simply does not work for vertical lines. The slope doesn%27t+exist! "the slope is undefined"
All vertical lines are in the form x+=+some_number.