SOLUTION: through (-3, -5); parallel to y= -9

Question 773186: through (-3, -5); parallel to y= -9
Found 2 solutions by tommyt3rd, MathLover1:
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
since y=-9 is a horizontal line, so must our line be horizontal and that means m=0

becomes

and so

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One standard equation for a line is where is the slope and is the .
through (,);
line , compared to , you can see that slope is and

if lines parallel, they have same slope; so, the line parallel to
will be a line

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