Find the slope and y-intercept of the line represented by this equation x = 5
2007-06-17 04:30:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
x = 5 is the equation of a straight line parallel to y - axis and going through the point 5,0
Its slope is infinity ( since it is vertical and angle is 90 degrees, tan 90 is infinity). Its intercept (on y-axis) does not exist since it is parallel to y- axis.
2007-06-17 04:35:15 · answer #1 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Find the slope of the line that contains the points whose co-ordinates are (2, 8) and (2, -5)???
slope: (-5 - 8) / (2 - 2) = -13/0 = undefined
There is no slope because the line is parallel to the y-axis.
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2007-06-17 04:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by stellar2be 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y intercept = no solution
slope = undefined
x = 5 is a vertical line
IF IT WAS
y = 5
then the y - intercept would = (0,5)
and the slope would = 0
y = 5 is a horizontal line
2007-06-17 04:35:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The line x=5 is a vertical line. It has no slope and no y intercept.
2007-06-17 04:35:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In your equation, x = 5, there is no gradient (as in, there is no particular slope). Your line crosses the x axis, so it would be a vertical line starting at (5,0).
So, from this, we can tell that there is no y-intercept, as it has no gradient, so it is just a parallel line to the y-axis, really. It never reaches the y-axis.
2007-06-17 04:39:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no y intercept, never hits the y axis
slope is undefined because it is a vertical line
2007-06-17 04:33:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
do ure own damn homework!
2007-06-17 04:38:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋