document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262509>Question 262509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you help me find the x intercept, y intercept, and slope for this equation: x=-5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193499 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=PRMath><B>PRMath(133)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=PRMath><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=193499\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think the answer you were given is not completely correct........\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your equation of a line is x = -5.   What you have to know is this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When x equals a number, the line will be VERTICAL and your slope is UNDEFINED.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When y equals a number, the line will be HORIZONTAL and your slope is ZERO.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anyway, the graph of x = -5 a vertical line, that crosses the \"x\" axis at -5.  Here are some possible ordered pairs (there are many others!) that would make up the line:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-5, 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-5, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-5, -5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-5, 10)   See how all the \"x\" variables are -5?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The x intercept - or where the line \"bumps into\" (intercepts/crosses) the x axis - is (-5,0).  However, please draw this graph on a piece of paper using the ordered pairs I gave you.  If you do that, you'll see that this line will never \"bump into\"/intercept/cross the y axis.  Therefore, there is no y intercept for your x = -5 equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SO.. your slope is:  Undefined<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your x intercept is:  (-5, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no y intercept. The previous answer said your your y intercept is 0.  That is not correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps you. :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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