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What is the slope of a lineperpendicular to the line x = 5.

What is the slope of a lineperpendicular to the line x = 5.-example-1
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Solution:

The equation of the line is given below as


\begin{gathered} x=5 \\ \end{gathered}

The line above is a vertical line

Vertical lines have an undefined slope because the horizontal change is 0 — you cannot divide a number by 0

Hence,

Since x=5 is a vertical line, the slope is undefined. The perpendicular line is horizontal and the slope is 0

Hence,

The final answer is


\Rightarrow0

OPTION B is the final answer

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