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Write the standard equation of the line that passes through the point (-1,12) and has the same slope as a vertical line

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Vertical lines have undefined slope. They are not y=mx+b equations, but simply x= equations.

This line passes through the point (-1,12) has an x-value of -1. Therefore the equation of the line is simply x=-1
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