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What is the slope of the line that passes through the ordered pairs (-5,-1) and (-5, -7)

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Answer:

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Explanation:

The equation for slope is:


(y_(2) - y_(1) )/(x_(2) - x_(1))

We can plug in the given coordinates into the equation:


(-7-(-1))/(-5-(-5)) =(-7+1)/(-5+5) =(-6)/(0)

The slope is undefined

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