document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176424>Question 176424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please answer my question: write an equation of the line that passes through     (-5,3) and is perpendicular to the x-axis in slope-intercept form  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131534 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=0 is the x axis and we know the slope is zero so we have the slope and a point<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slope of a vertical line which would be perpendicular to the x axis is undefined . So the answer would be a vertical line  with an equation of x=-5 which is parallel to the y axis and 5 units to the left of it. </SPAN>\n" );
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