Question

What is the equation of a vertical line passing through (3, –5)?

Answer 1

vertical line looks like
\[x=\text{number}\]

Answer 2

so identify the constant, and you are done

Answer 3

how do i identify the constant

Answer 4

A vertical line passing trough that point contains all this points (3,-10), (3,-5), (3,0), (3,10), etc.

Answer 5

I you look carefully you can see that all that poins have the x = 3 in common.

Answer 6

so x=3 is my answer

Answer 7

Whenever you want the equation of a vertical line it is always the x value. In this case, x=3

Answer 8

Yeah, could you expalin in your own words why?

Answer 9

because a vertical line has an equation in the form of x=a where a is the only real number. so since the x value is always 3 the answer would be 3

Answer 10

Good job!