Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Algebra: Graphs, Functions, and Linear Systems - 7.2 Linear Functions and Their Graphs - Exercise Set 7.2 - Page 430: 51

Answer

The slope is undefined and the line is vertical line.

Work Step by Step

Take \[\left( {{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}} \right)=\left( a,b \right)\]and \[\left( {{x}_{2}},{{y}_{2}} \right)=\left( a,b+c \right)\]. Slope of the line is: \[m=\frac{{{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}}}{{{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}}}\] \[\begin{align} & m=\frac{b+c-b}{a-a} \\ & =\frac{c}{0} \end{align}\] Therefore, the slope of the line is undefined. The slope is undefined,so the line is vertical line.
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