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Find the slope between the points (-4,-1) and
(-4,3)

User Kostyantyn
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Answer:

The slope is undefined because the x value is same and what we have will be a vertical line through the point x = -4

Explanation:

Here, we want to get the slope between the points (-4,-1) and (-4,3)

Mathematically, we can do this by using the slope equation below:


m=(y^(2)-y^(1) )/(x^(2)-x^(1) )

The coordinates with the subscript 1 represents the first point, while the coordinates with the subscript 2 represents the second point

We have that as follows:


x^(1) =-4


y^(1) =-1


x^(2) =-4


y^(2) =3

Now, we susbtitute the values into the slope equation above:


m=(3+1)/(-4+4) =(4)/(0)

= Undefined.

The slope is undefined because the x value is same and what we have will be a vertical line through the point x = -4



User Kuncajs
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undefined

Explanation:

hope that helps

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