SOLUTION: Find the slope and y-intercept. x = –9

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Question 73123: Find the slope and y-intercept.
x = –9

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since this graphs a vertical line there is no slope, or in other words the slope is undefined. The rise of the slope can be anything, lets say the rise is 5. The run is zero, we don't move side to side. So the slope would look like this
m=5%2F0Which is not possible. Think about it, what number multiplied by 0 gives me 5? There is no such number and dividing by 0 is not possible. So in this case there is no slope or the slope is undefined. Since this is a vertical line, it is parallel to the y-axis. Since parallel lines never intersect, there is no y-intercept. Hope this makes sense.