Understanding Vertical and Horizontal Lines

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1

Which of the following is a horizontal line?

Explanation

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 .

2

Which of the following is a vertical line?

Explanation

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 .

3

Which of the following is a vertical line?

Explanation

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 .

4

Which of the following has a slope of 0?

Explanation

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 .

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