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You cannot: the slope is not defined.

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Q: What happens when you try to calculate the slope of a vertical line?
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What happens when the slope is 3 over 0?

If the slope is 3/0 then the line is vertical (as there is no change in x for some change in y).


What happens to the slope when a line with positive slope gets close to vertical?

it gets larger


Is a Verticle line positive or negative?

A vertical line is neither positive nor negative because the slope is undefined. An undefined slope creates a vertical line, hence no slope to calculate. An example of a vertical line would be x=2 or a "slope" of 2/0 (undef. slope). In addition, a vertical line is not even a function because it has repeating input(x) values.


What slope does vertical line have?

A vertical line has a slope of infinity.


Slope of a vertical line?

The slope of a vertical line is undefined. Horizontal slope is 0.


What is the difference between a line with a slope of zero and no slope?

A line with slope of zero is horizontal. A line with no slope is vertical because slope is undefined on a vertical line.


What is the slope of a line parallel to a vertical line?

A vertical line has an undefined slope. For the line to be parallel to a vertical line, the slopes would have to be the same. Therefore, the line parallel to a vertical line also has an undefined slope.


What kind of slope does a vertical line have?

a vertical line has an undefined slope, while a horizontal slope has a slope of zero.


What describes the slope of a vertical line?

The slope of a line becomes extremely large in magnitude as the line approaches being vertical;and is undefined or infinite for a truly vertical line.


Which has a greater slope a horizontal or vertical line?

Vertical. Te horizontal like has zero slope ( no slope) and the vertical line has infinite (very very high) slope


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.


Is an undefined slope a vertical or horizontal line?

An undefined slope is vertical.