SOLUTION: Can you help? x=-5 what is the slope. Thank you! Shelly

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Question 395091: Can you help? x=-5 what is the slope. Thank you! Shelly
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, stanbon:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=-5
there is no slope, we have a vertical line at x=-5


Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can you help? x=-5 what is the slope. Thank you! Shelly
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If x = -5, 2 of the points might be (-5,0) and (-5,1)
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slope = (1-0)/(-5--5) = 1/0 which is undefiined.
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The line is a vertical line (straight up and down).
The slope of any vertical line is undefined.
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Cheers,
Stan H.