SOLUTION: Find the slope-intercept form of the equations described. 13) Write an equation for the line parallel to the x-axis and containing the point (2,7) Please show me and explain eac

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Question 945565: Find the slope-intercept form of the equations described.
13) Write an equation for the line parallel to the x-axis and containing the point (2,7)
Please show me and explain each step to solve this. I am having a really hard time with these.
Thank you!

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

For a line that is parallel to the x-axis, the equation for such a line is:
where is some constant
if a line containing the point (,), as you can see coordinate of the point is , and the equation for a line that is parallel to the x-axis and containing given point is


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