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Find the slope of the line passing through the points (8, 4) and (8, -9).

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Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-7, 5) and (5, 5).
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Answer:

Explanation:

Slope is "rise over run" or change is y values divided by change in x values

the change is x values is zero. 8-8=0. Anything divided by zero is infinity.

the slope is infinite. The line connecting the 2 points is a vertical line, x=8.

Vertical lines have infinite slope.

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