In coordinate geometry, whenever we solve a problem we see that if the resulting solution is a line, then all the lines which are parallel to y - axis are left out since their slope will be oo and thus can't be calculated. This is a big problem when solving questions since very often we tend to miss out on specific solutions or sometimes get no solution at all when the only solution is a line parallel to y - axis. Is there any better method of dealing with this problem ?

Gillian Cooper

Gillian Cooper

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2022-09-23

In coordinate geometry, whenever we solve a problem we see that if the resulting solution is a line, then all the lines which are parallel to y - axis are left out since their slope will be and thus can't be calculated. This is a big problem when solving questions since very often we tend to miss out on specific solutions or sometimes get no solution at all when the only solution is a line parallel to y - axis.
What method of dealing with this problem ?

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Klecanlh

Klecanlh

Beginner2022-09-24Added 11 answers

Any line can be represented as
a x + b y + c = 0
where a , b , c R ..
Set b = 0 in the equation.

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