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What is the slope of the line that passes through (17, −13) and (17, 8)?

(also can you try to explain ive been having trouble with these types of question)

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Answer:

Slope is undefined. Line parallel to y-axis.

Step-by-step explanation:

By Analytic Geometry, we can determine the slope of a line by knowing two distinct lines and using the definition of secant line:

[tex]m = \frac{y_{2}-y_{1}}{x_{2}-x_{1}}[/tex] (1)

Where:

[tex](x_{1}, y_{1})[/tex] - Coordinates of the initial point.

[tex](x_{2}, y_{2})[/tex] - Coordinates of the final point.

[tex]m[/tex] - Slope.

If we know that [tex](x_{1}, y_{1}) = (17, -13)[/tex] and [tex](x_{2}, y_{2}) = (17, 8)[/tex], then the slope of the line is:

[tex]m = \frac{8-(-13)}{17-17}[/tex]

[tex]m = \frac{21}{0}[/tex]

The slope is undefined, which means that line is parallel to y-axis.

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