Question

Indicate in standard form the equation of the line through the given points.

K(6, 4), L(-6, 4)

Answer 1

same idea as last time....but...we don't have the slope

Answer 2

so you need to find the slope first

Answer 3

yeah very similar

Answer 4

how do you find the slope

Answer 5

not sure :(

Answer 6

use the slope formula

m = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

Answer 7

(x1,y1) is your first point

(x2,y2) is your second point

Answer 8

0

Answer 9

/-12

Answer 10

so the slope is?

Answer 11

-12

Answer 12

what did you get for the numerator

Answer 13

0

Answer 14

as long as the denominator is not 0, the slope will always be 0 if the numerator is 0

since 0/x = 0

x is any number but 0

Answer 15

so the slope is 0 instead of -12

Answer 16

ok

Answer 17

now you have enough info to find the equation

Answer 18

hmmmm i'm lost

Answer 19

don't know where to start

Answer 20

remember you use

y-y1 = m(x-x1)

Answer 21

oh right!

Answer 22

that's why you needed the slope first, you weren't given m (like last time)

so you needed to find m before you could move on

Answer 23

hmmm so would it be y-4=0?

Answer 24

close, they want it in standard form

Answer 25

standard form has the constant all by itself on the right side

Answer 26

-y+4?

Answer 27

y-4 = 0 was close, you just need to get it into the form Ax+By = C

Answer 28

y=4?

Answer 29

yep

Answer 30

that's it

Answer 31

Great! thanks a lot you've been a big help

Answer 32

glad I could be