Question

Write an equation of a line parallel to y = x -5 in slope-intercept form that passes through the point (-6, -1).

Answer 1

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Answer 2

write the equation in slope intercept form (solved for y), when possible. Through (6,-7) parallel to the y-axis

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A line parallel to the -axis is a vertical line. Vertical lines have a couple of interesting characteristics. In the first place, ALL of the -coordinates of the set of ordered pairs that comprise the line have to be identical. Since all of the -coordinates are equal, no matter which two points you choose for the purposes of computing the slope, the slope fraction will have a zero denominator. Hence, the slope of any vertical line is undefined.

You can't write the equation of a vertical line in slope-intercept form because the slope quantity is undefined. However, since the -coordinates of all the points on the line are identical, the equation of a vertical line passing through the point is uniquely defined by the equation


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