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Find the slope of the line passing through the points of (-9 ,5) and (-9, -6)

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Answer:

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Explanation:

You want the slope of the line through points (-9 ,5) and (-9, -6).

Slope

The slope is the ratio of the "rise" to the "run" between points on the line. It is given by the formula ...

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

Application

For the given points, the slope is ...

m = (-6 -5)/(-9 -(-9)) = -11/0 = undefined

The ratio involves division by zero, so we say the slope is undefined.

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Additional comment

Any vertical line will have undefined slope. (The slope-intercept or point-slope forms of the equation of a line cannot be used to describe it.)

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