answersLogoWhite

0

undefined slope is vertical. the equation of a vertical line is x=a , where a is the x intercept

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Write an equation for undefined slope?

The equation of a line with an undefined slope is x = a.


How do you write an equation with and undefined slope?

Any vertical line has an undefined slope. The equation of the vertical line is x = a where the x-intercept is a.


What is the equation of the line with an undefined slope passing through the point 2 5?

If the slope is undefined, it is a vertical line. Therefore the equation is x=2.


How do you write an equation in slope inercept form if there is no slope?

you say undefined


Why can't all linear equations be written using point slope?

Because of undefined slope, because undefined slope does not have a slope it doesn't have anything to substitute for m in the point slope equation.


Do undefined slopes have a slope?

An undefined slope is just a line straight down. The slope is undefined.


Why can you use the point-slope formula when writing an equation of a horizontal line but not with a vertical line?

A vertical line HAS NO slope! The slope is undefined in this case.


What does it mean if the slope of a line is undefined?

it means that the line in the linear equation is a vertical line


What is the definition of undefined slope?

the difinition of undefined slope


Is y equals -x an undefined slope?

No it is not an undefined slope; the slope of y = -x is -1.The standard form of a linear equation is y = mx + b, where m is the slope, and b is the y-intercept. In y = -x, the y-intercept is 0, and the slope is -1.


What is the slope of the line represented by the equation x equals -3?

x = -3 represents a vertical line whose slope is undefined.


What is the slope of the line that contains the points (83)and (8-7)?

The equation of this line is x=8 and it is my understanding that the slope is infinite/undefined.