What is the slope of the line through the points (5, 2) and (5, -3)?

b) Describe the line through these points.

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What is the slope of the line through the points (5, 2) and (5, -3)?

b) Describe the line through these points.

anonymous · Answer

slope is given by $$m=(y _{2}-y _{1})/(x _{2}-x _{1})$$

anonymous · Answer

slope in defined by (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) so for you it would be (-3-2)/(5-5)

anonymous · Answer

@siddarth95  how do you make the small number

anonymous · Answer

subtract both numbers in each parentheses?

anonymous · Answer

I got -5

anonymous · Answer

you do subract the numbers in the parenthesis. However, you should have gotten -5/0 which is not the same as -5.

anonymous · Answer

do you understand what I mean?

anonymous · Answer

-5/0 is an indeterminate form considered to be equal to $$\infty $$

anonymous · Answer

:)

anonymous · Answer

since the angle with the horizontal is $$\tan^{-1} \infty = …$$
the line is parallel to …

anonymous · Answer

Dude I don think they know that yet... @siddarth95 im pretty sure part b is just that the line is a vertical line.

anonymous · Answer

maybe... or just parallel to the Y axis

anonymous · Answer

yeah. Either way. I mean look at their other questions. My guess is that they are in like Algebra 1  or possibly Pre-Algebra.

anonymous · Answer

My system ( where i'm from ) is different as i had both of those topics in the same year ...