SOLUTION: 5. What are the values of a and b so that y = ax + b is parallel to the x-axis and passes through the point ( 2, 3)?
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Question 997474: 5. What are the values of a and b so that y = ax + b is parallel to the x-axis and passes through the point ( 2, 3)?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Parallel to x-axis means slope is zero; so this gives . The y-intercept is forced to be y=3, meaning .
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