document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=184279>Question 184279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the slope of:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-2=0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #138293 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathGuyJoe><B>MathGuyJoe(20)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathGuyJoe><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=138293\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you can get your line into slope-intercept form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+mx+%2B+b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+mx+%2B+b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the y-intercept (where the line crosses the y-axis) is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+-+2+=+0+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+-+2+=+0+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way to think of this line is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+0x+%2B+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+0x+%2B+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (since zero times anything is zero)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That means the slope of the line is 0 (which represents a horizontal line).  Here's the graph of the line <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-3%2C+3%2C+-3%2C+3%2C+2+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-3%2C+3%2C+-3%2C+3%2C+2+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps.  ~ Joe </SPAN>\n" );
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