Find the slope of the line passing through pair of points (3, -4) and (3, 5) or state that the slope is undefined. Then indicate whether the line through the points rises, falls, is horizontal, or is vertical.

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Find the slope of the line passing through pair of points (3, -4) and (3, 5) or state that the slope is undefined. Then indicate whether the line through the points rises, falls, is horizontal, or is vertical.

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Given that the line passes through the points (3,-4) and (3,5).

We need to:

1) find the slope of the line passing through the given points.

2) find whether the line passing through points rises , falls , horizontal and vertical.

Step 2:1) to find the slope of line passing through given points.

The slope of a line passing through the points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is given bym=y2-y1x2-x1so the slope of a line passing through points (3,-4) and (3,5).m=5-(-4)3-3m=90since the denominator of the slope is zero , the slope is undefined.

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