SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through the points: (4, 7) and (4, 5). thank you

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Question 125392: Find the slope of the line passing through the points:
(4, 7) and (4, 5).
thank you
Answer by iluvbuilding429(41) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the slope of the line passing through the points:
(4, 7) and (4, 5).


The formula for this is:
s=%28y2-y1%29%2F%28x2-x1%29


So, plug in your values to get:
s=%285-7%29%2F%284-4%29


Subtract:
s=-2%2F0


But wait! You can't divide by zero! When you run into a problem like this where the denominator turns out to be zero, the slope is indefinite, because the line goes straight up. So, the answer is indefinite.


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