Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the given points using the slope formula. Describe the slope as positive, negative, zero, or undefined.

(−5, −17) and (−5, −3)

Answer 1

Answer:

slope is undefined

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = $\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }$

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 5, - 17) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 5, - 3)

m = $\frac{-3+17}{-5+5}$ = $\frac{14}{0}$

Since division by zero is undefined, then

the slope of the line is undefined