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What is the slope of the line containing the points (5,4) and (5,-3)?

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We find the slope by subtracting the y-coordinates over the x-coordinates to get: (4-(-3))/(5-5) = 7/0, which is, by definition undefined. The slope of this line is undefined, but these two points do make a vertical line.
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