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Example Question #1 : Understanding Vertical And Horizontal Lines
Which of the following is a horizontal line?
A horizontal line has infinitely many values for , but only one possible value for . Thus, it is always of the form , where is a constant. Horizontal lines have a slope of . The only equation of this form is .
Example Question #2 : Understanding Vertical And Horizontal Lines
Which of the following is a vertical line?
A vertical line is one in which the values can vary. Namely, there is only one possible value for , and can be any number. Thus, by this description, the only vertical line listed is .
Example Question #2 : Understanding Vertical And Horizontal Lines
Which of the following has a slope of 0?
A line with a slope of zero will be horizontal. A horizontal line has only one possible value for , and can be any value.
Thus, the only given equation which fits this description is .
Example Question #3 : Understanding Vertical And Horizontal Lines
Which of the following is a vertical line?
A vertical line has infinitely many values of but only one value of . Thus, vertical lines are of the form , where is a real number. The only equation of this form is .