Question

What is the slope of the line (5,-9) and (5,2)?

Answer 1

The slope of a line is calculated as the rise over the run, which is the difference in the y-coordinates divided by the difference in the x-coordinates. In this case, the line has the same x-coordinate for both points, so the rise and run are both zero, and the slope is undefined.

Answer 2

The slope of a line is a measure of its steepness or incline. It is calculated by dividing the difference in the y-coordinates of two points on the line by the difference in their x-coordinates. In the case of the line (5,-9) and (5,2), the difference in the y-coordinates is -9 - 2 = -11 and the difference in the x-coordinates is 5 - 5 = 0. Since division by 0 is undefined, the slope of the line (5,-9) and (5,2) is undefined.

In general, when the x-coordinates of two points on a line are the same, the line is vertical and has no slope. This means that the line (5,-9) and (5,2) is a vertical line and has no slope.