What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-8,6) and (-8,2) in simplest form

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Ruudvan · Answer 1 · 2023-07-02T19:10:18+0000

Answer: Undefined, or 0

Explanation:

We will use the formula for slope. Let (-8, 6) be point 1 and (-8, 2) be point 2.

$\displaystyle (y_(2) -y_(1) )/(x_(2) -x_(1) )$

$\displaystyle (2-6 )/(-8--8)$

$\displaystyle (2-6 )/(-8+8)$

$\displaystyle (-4 )/(0)$

You cannot divide by 0. This means the line is straight up/down, or vertical, and has an undefined slope.