Find the slope of the line passing through the points -3, 3 and -3, -9.
To find the slope of the line passing through these two points, we will use the formula for slope:
Slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
In this case, our points are (-3, 3) and (-3, -9).
So, x1 = -3, y1 = 3
and x2 = -3, y2 = -9
Now, we can plug these values into the formula:
Slope = (-9 - 3) / (-3 - (-3))
Slope = (-12) / 0
Slope is undefined
Since the denominator is zero, the slope of the line passing through the points (-3, 3) and (-3, -9) is undefined. This means that the line is vertical, with x = -3.
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Given the points (-3, 3) and (-3, -9), we can see that the x-coordinates are the same for both points, which means the line is vertical, and its slope is undefined.
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Apologies for the confusion in my previous responses. Let's reevaluate the problem correctly.
Given the points (-3, 3) and (-3, -9), the coordinates of both points have the same x-value (-3).
To find the slope of the line passing through these points, we can use the slope formula:
Slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
Substitute the coordinates into the formula:
Slope = (-9 - 3) / (-3 - (-3))
Slope = (-12) / 0
Since the denominator is zero, the slope is undefined.
The correct answer is that the slope of the line passing through the points (-3, 3) and (-3, -9) is undefined. Thank you for your patience, and thank you for the clarification.