SOLUTION: Write the equation of the line that passes through point (1,-8) with a slope of 0.

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Question 49276: Write the equation of the line that passes through point (1,-8) with a slope of 0.
Answer by longjonsilver(2297)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
any straight line is of the form y=mx+c.

If gradient is zero then that means m=0. We also know that x=1 when y=-8. So, we get -8=(0)(1)+c
--> c=-8

So, the equation is, starting from y=mx+c:
y=-8

jon

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