How do you find the slope given x = -3x=3?

1 Answer
Jul 29, 2015

The slope is indeterminate.

Explanation:

Your line is perfectly vertical. Every time you choose a value for yy the value of xx is ALWAYS -33.
From the definition of slope you have:
Slope=(Deltay)/(Deltax)
Let us choose two values of y:
y=5 and y=10 the corresponding x will be -3 and -3 so:
Slope=(10-5)/(-3+3)=5/0 that cannot be evaluated.
Your slope is indeterminate.