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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the slope of a vertical line? A.0 B.1 C.-1 D. undefined

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Remember the slope formula?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[m = \frac{ y_{2}-y _{1} }{ x _{2}-x _{1} } \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What happens when the numerator is 0?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And what happens when the denominator is 0?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The x values will give you the vertical line The y values will give you a horizontal line

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its 0?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So if the denominator is 0 that will give you 0 as the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im thinking either A or D?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok but let me ask you this then, what happens when you have a question as 1/0?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or 23051235239523/0 anything even check your calculator and see what it gives you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Plug 1 divided by 0, 1/0 in a calculator.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

undefined

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanks

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