Help!!! I need help finding the slope of the line passing through the points (-3,3) and (-3,-3).
use the slope formula:
M= y2-y1/x2-x1
so that's y2 minus y1 divided by x2 minus x1
thanks
Sure! To find the slope of the line passing through two points, you can use the formula:
slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
In this case, the given points are (-3, 3) and (-3, -3). Let's label the first point as (x1, y1) and the second point as (x2, y2):
(x1, y1) = (-3, 3)
(x2, y2) = (-3, -3)
Now substitute the values into the slope formula:
slope = (-3 - 3) / (-3 - (-3))
Simplifying the formula:
slope = (-6) / (0)
Uh-oh! We have a zero in the denominator, and division by zero is undefined. This means that the slope of the line passing through these two points is undefined.
Visually, you'll notice that these two points lie on a vertical line, where the x-coordinate is constant (-3 in this case). Vertical lines have undefined slopes because they do not have a change in the x-coordinate.
I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.