SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line through the following pairs of points. (-5, -3) and (-5, 2)

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Question 101215: Find the slope of the line through the following pairs of points.
(-5, -3) and (-5, 2)
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, stanbon:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: Finding the slope


Slope of the line through the points (-5, -3) and (-5, 2)



m+=+%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29


m+=+%282+-+%28-3%29%29%2F%28-5+-+-5%29


m+=+%282+%2B+3%29%29%2F%28-5+-+-5%29


m+=+%285%29%2F%280%29


Since you CANNOT divide by 0, this means that the slope of the line is undefined.


Answer: The slope of the line is undefined.

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the two points have the same x value the graph
of the line is a vertical line; the slope is undefined.
The equation of the line is x=-5.
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Cheers,
Stan H.