97.3k views
19 votes
Find the slope of the line that passes through the pints (2,7) and (2,6)

User Madx
by
9.2k points

2 Answers

7 votes

Answer:

m=undefined

Explanation:

The formula to find the slope isn't very complicated. The formula is:

y₂-y₁

m= --------

x₂-x₁

You have the points (2,7) and (2,-6). In (2,7) 2 is your x and 7 is your y. Since (2,7) is your first coordinate set, we put 2 as our x₁ . We put 7 as our y₁ .

In (2,-6) 2 is your x and -6 is your y. Since (2,-6) is your second coordinate set, we put 2 as our x₂ . We put -6 as our y₂ .

Let's substitute all of these numbers in:

-6-7 -13

m= ------- = -------

2-2 0

So we have -13/0 .You would think that any number divided by 0 is 0, right?

No. Any number divided by 0 is undefined.

Therefore, you slope, m, would be:

m=undefined .

User Bzo
by
8.4k points
11 votes

Answer:

Undefined Slope

Explanation:

The points (2,6) and (2,7) are on the same vertical line of 2, which results in an undefined slope.

User Elimad
by
8.2k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories