SOLUTION: Give the slope of the line that contains (6,-1) and (6,6).

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Question 103114: Give the slope of the line that contains (6,-1) and (6,6).
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, chitra:
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 (6, -1) and (6, 6)



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


m+=+%286+-+%28-1%29%29%2F%286+-+6%29


m+=+%286+%2B+1%29%29%2F%286+-+6%29


m+=+%287%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 chitra(359) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
WE calculate the slope of the line joining the 2 points are given by: (6,-1) and (6,6).

+%28y+-+y1%29%2F%28y2+-+y1%29+=+%28x+-+x1%29%2F%28x2+-+x1%29+

Substituting for the values, we get:

+%28y+-+%28-1%29%29%2F+%286+-+%28-1%29%29+=+%28+x+-+6%29%2F%286+-+6%29+

+%28%28y+%2B+1%29%2F7%29+=+%28%28x+-+6%29%2F0%29+


+y+%2B+1+=+0+

thus the equation