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White raven [17]
3 years ago
5

What is the slope of the line that is parallel to the y-axis and passes through the point (–1, 5)?

Mathematics
2 answers:
sertanlavr [38]3 years ago
6 0
<span>What is the slope of the line that is parallel to the y-axis and passes through the point (–1, 5)?

check the picture below.

the y-axis is a vertical line, thus any line parallel to it, will also be a vertical line, so, let's pick another point, hmmmmm say -1, 3, thus

</span>\bf \begin{array}{ccccccccc}&#10;&&x_1&&y_1&&x_2&&y_2\\&#10;%  (a,b)&#10;&&(~ -1 &,& 5~) &#10;%  (c,d)&#10;&&(~ -1 &,& 3~)&#10;\end{array}&#10;\\\\\\&#10;% slope  = m&#10;slope =  m\implies &#10;\cfrac{\stackrel{rise}{ y_2- y_1}}{\stackrel{run}{ x_2- x_1}}\implies \cfrac{3-5}{-1-(-1)}\implies \cfrac{3-5}{-1+1}\implies \stackrel{und efined}{\cfrac{-2}{0}}<span>
</span>

Nitella [24]3 years ago
4 0
Undefined because the slop of the y axis is undefined
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