
Kenneth S. answered 12/12/17
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As you can see, x1 = x2so when you attempt to calculate slope, you will get the difference in x values as zero; this cannot be allowed in the denominator because it would be division by zero. The two points lie on the same vertical line. Slopeis UNDEFINED.