SOLUTION: Find the slope, if it exists. What is the slope of x=-3? Is it undefined? Please advise. Thank you.

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Question 311375: Find the slope, if it exists. What is the slope of x=-3? Is it undefined? Please advise. Thank you.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes, it is undefined. Slope is defined as the change in y over the change in x. We can see that the line x=-3 is vertical, meaning that there is no change in x at all...and anything divided by zero is undefined.