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A line is parallel to the y-axis on a coordinate plane. Which best describes the slope of the line

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Answer:

well if it is parallel it would but 2 lines going in the same direction. it will never touch

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

The slope of this line is undefined.

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope of a line is rise over run, where the rise is the change in y value and the run is the change in x. Since there is no change in x when a line is parallel to the y-axis, any slope would mean you would divide by 0.


m=(rise)/(run)\\m = (rise)/(0) \\m= (anything)/(0)\\

Since you cannot divide by 0 the answer will always be undefined no matter what the numerator is. The slope of any vertical line will be undefined.

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