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(17, -13), (17, 8)
What is the slope through the line

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10 votes

Answer:

Undefined slope:- the line is vertical

Explanation:

The slope for the line joining the points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)

= (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) so here it is:

(8 - (-13))/ (17-17)

= 21/0

As the denominator is zero the line is vertical.

User Boaz Hoch
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Answer:

undefined

Explanation:

We can use the slope formula

m = ( y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

= ( 8 - -13)/ ( 17-17)

= ( 8 +13)/ ( 17-17)

= 21/ 0

We can not divide by 0, so the slope is undefined

User Andrei Aleksandrov
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