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consider the following equation x=-7 identify if the given line is horizontal or vertical and give its slope

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Answer: The given line is vertical. The slope is undefined

Step-by-step explanation: If you plot x = -7, you would get a vertical line because all the y values are changing but the x value isn't. Due to this, there would be an undefined slope. If you had a horizontal line, such as y = 5, the slope would be 0 because the x values are changing but there is no y value change.

Think about it like this, if you use rise/run to find slope and you plot x = -7, you are rising forever but running 0 spaces. Therefore, the rise/run formula could be 5/0 or 7/0, but those values are undefined.

Hope that helps!

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