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Write an equation of a line with a slope of 0 and passing through the point (5,4).
Write an equation of a line with an undefined slope and passing through the point (-2,4).
I know how to do this type of thing but these two questions have stumped me.
If the slope of the first one is zero, it'll be a horizontal line. That means the equation will look something like this: y= some number right?
If so, what do I do with the (5, 4)? Do I just graph that point and see where it is as far as y goes? If that's what I'm to do...*Looks at a graph* y= 4? Now that I think about it, I didn't need the graph so that either means it's really easy or really wrong.
As for the second one, if the slope is undefined it would be vertical and would look like this: x= some number. Would it be the same way, again, assuming I did the first one right? x= -2?
EDIT: Write an equation of a line that passes through (9,-5) and (3,-5).
The slope is 0/-6, right? Does that make it undefined or 0? I can't tell the difference. What if the answer was -6/0? Which would that be?
As for writing the equation, it would be x or y, whichever it is according to whether it's undefined or zero...y/x = Aw, geez, I don't even know how to go about this one...
Write an equation of a line that passes through the points (2,3) and (2,-6).
slope = -9/0
I have two points...so, what I would do is...hm, would graphing them help me or not?
Write an equation of a line with an undefined slope and passing through the point (-2,4).
I know how to do this type of thing but these two questions have stumped me.
If the slope of the first one is zero, it'll be a horizontal line. That means the equation will look something like this: y= some number right?
If so, what do I do with the (5, 4)? Do I just graph that point and see where it is as far as y goes? If that's what I'm to do...*Looks at a graph* y= 4? Now that I think about it, I didn't need the graph so that either means it's really easy or really wrong.
As for the second one, if the slope is undefined it would be vertical and would look like this: x= some number. Would it be the same way, again, assuming I did the first one right? x= -2?
EDIT: Write an equation of a line that passes through (9,-5) and (3,-5).
The slope is 0/-6, right? Does that make it undefined or 0? I can't tell the difference. What if the answer was -6/0? Which would that be?
As for writing the equation, it would be x or y, whichever it is according to whether it's undefined or zero...y/x = Aw, geez, I don't even know how to go about this one...
Write an equation of a line that passes through the points (2,3) and (2,-6).
slope = -9/0
I have two points...so, what I would do is...hm, would graphing them help me or not?
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