McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 2, 2012
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Exercise 17 Page 91

Substitute the given points into the Slope Formula.

The slope does not exist.

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We can calculate the slope by substituting the given points into the Slope Formula. m = y_2-y_1/x_2-x_1 Recall that the slope is given by this formula only if x_1 ≠ x_2. In this case we have two points: ( 4,8) and ( 4,-3) for which two x-coordinates are equal to 4. Therefore, the slope for the line that passes through these two points does not exist.

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Let's graph the line!
Let's plot the points and draw a line through them.

Notice that the line is vertical, so the slope is not defined.