SOLUTION: y = 17 A line B circle C point D parabola E hyperbola F ellipse I think the answer would be c. I just wanted to know if that is correct? I thank you for your help!

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Question 161958: y = 17
A line
B circle
C point
D parabola
E hyperbola
F ellipse
I think the answer would be c. I just wanted to know if that is correct? I thank you for your help!

Answer by jim_thompson5910(21685) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you graph y=17, you'll find that x can be ANY number and y will ALWAYS be 17. This is because x is not present and can't affect the outcome of the function. So this results in a flat horizontal line at y=17. So the equation is a line.


Note: a point ALWAYS has two components to it: an x-coordinate and a y-coordinate. Since this only supplied you with one coordinate (and not the other), this equation cannot be a point