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Question 239272: Find the slope of the line.
x=5
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the standard form of the equation for a straight line is:
ax + by = c
where:
a = 1
b = 0
c = 5
the equation becomes:
1x + 0y = 5
this reduces to x = 5
the value of x is always 5.
y can be any value because it is not dependent on the value of x since it is no longer a part of the equation.
the slope is equal to (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) which winds up being anything divided by 0 which makes it undefined.
this is the equation of a vertical line at x = 5.
the slope is undefined.
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