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What is the slope of the line x=-5

User Nhu Phan
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Undefined - this line is a vertical line, so therefore would have an undefined slope
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x= - 5
It is a vertical line,
all values of x are the same, so when you write a formula for the slope
m=Δy/Δx,
you see that Δx=x2-x1=0,
We need to divide by 0,
so a slope of any vertical line is undefined.
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