How do you find the slope of x = 5?

3 Answers
May 24, 2017

The equation, x = C, (where C is any real number) describes a vertical line and vertical lines have an undefined slope.

May 24, 2017

"slope is undefined"

Explanation:

" the line with equation " x=5" is a vertical line"
"parallel to the y-axis and passing through all points"
"in the plane with an x-coordinate of 5"

"since it is parallel to the y-axis the slope is "color(blue)"undefined"

May 26, 2017

the slope of a linear equation can be expressed

  • color(red)(tan)color(purple)(theta) color(pink)(where theta is the angle made in the anticlock wise direction with the x axis)

here theta is 90 degrees
now, of course
color(blue)(tan)color(red)(90) is undefined
the slope is undefined