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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (5,−4) and (7, -4) ?Write your answer in simplest form.

User Joncys
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Answer:

Undefined

Explanation:


\boxed{slope = (y1 - y2)/(x1 - x2) }

☆ (x₁, y₁) is the first coordinate and (x₂, y₂) is the second coordinate.

Slope of the line


=( - 4 - ( - 4))/(7 - 5) \\ =( - 4 + 4)/(2) \\ = (0)/(2) \\ (undefined)

Thus, the slope of the line is undefined.

(Since 2 cannot be divided by zero)

Notice that the two coordinates have the same y- coordinate of -4. This means that the line is a vertical line. Vertical lines have undefined slopes.

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