SOLUTION: Write the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the x-axis and passes through (2, -3). Thank you.

Question 706312: Write the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the x-axis and passes through (2, -3). Thank you.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The reason this seems difficult is because you are hoping to do it only through algebra and symbols. The x axis has a slope of 0. This means the line perpendicular to the x axis HAS NO SLOPE, because division by zero is not meaningful. You want a VERTICAL line. A vertical line IS perpendicular to the x axis. You want the line, x=2. y is any or all values but x must be 2 in order to hold the expected point of (2,-3).

[I tried to make a graph of this in the algebra.com system but it failed to display what is needed)
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