How do you find the slope if it exists of x = -3?

1 Answer
Jun 26, 2015

The slope of this line does not exist.

Explanation:

Slope is only defined for lines on which there are two points: (x_1, y_1) and (x_2, y_2) with x_1 != x_2

This is because we use (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) to define the slope, but division by zero is not defined.
And if x_1 = x_2, then x_2-x_1 = 0.