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How do you find the slope given (2, –5) and (2, 0)?

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Apr 3, 2018

Its slope is $m = \infty$ $m=oo$

Explanation:

Given -

$(2, - 5); (2, 0)$ $(2, -5); (2,0)$

The equation of this line is $x = 2$ $x=2$
It is vertical to x-axis and parallel to y-axis.
Hence its slope is $m = \infty$ $m=oo$

$x_{1} = 2$ $x_1=2$
$y_{1} = - 5$ $y_1=-5$
$x_{2} = 2$ $x_2=2$
$y_{2} = 0$ $y_2=0$

$m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}} = \frac{0 - (- 5)}{2 - 2} = \frac{5}{0}$ $m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(0-(-5))/(2-2)=5/0$

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