SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line passing through the points:(3, 9), (3, -5)

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Question 126170: Find the slope of the line passing through the points:(3, 9), (3, -5)
Found 2 solutions by ilana, josmiceli:
Answer by ilana(307) About Me  (Show Source):
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(Change in y)/(change in x)=(9--5)/(3-3)=14/0
Anything /0 is undefined. This line's slope is undefined.
You can also see this from the graph of the line. It is vertical. Any vertical line has undefined slope. Any horizontal line has a slope of 0.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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slope is (change in y) / (change in x)
%289+-+%28-5%29%29+%2F+%283+-+3%29+=+1%2F0
The slope is infinite because there is no change in x from
one point to the other and the line through the points is vertical