document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=284346>Question 284346</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.Write one equation of a line that is perpendicular to x = -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How would I find that out? where do I begin? I don't just want the answer. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #206339 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=206339\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a special case because there is no slope to find.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw this on a graph to see it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Again this is a special case .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is a vertical line where x is always -3 that means x never changes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slope is the rise over the run . Here x is the run. but if rise /run and x never changes that mean the run is zero. But the denominator can never be zero so the slope is undefined.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So a line perpendicular to it it must be horizontal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a horizontal line has a slope of zero because the y or rise never changes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So your equation will be y= some number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It doesn't matter which number.Now if the problem said passing through point (3,6) then an equation could be y=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So let's use y=6 anyways<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so our answer is y=6<BR>\n" );
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