document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=295732>Question 295732</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the slope of the line y=9? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #213156 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=213156\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You were already given an answer to this problem, but I think the tutor accidentally hit the number 9 on his puter, instead of \"0\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's review:  The previous tutor said that if you put y = 9 into the y = mx + b format, you'd get:  y = 0x + 9.   AND since \"m\" represents the slope, you can see that the slope in this case, is a 0.   (The previous tutor said the slope was 9 -- and that's a typing mistake, I'm certain).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's discuss slopes in general:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When x equals a number, it is a VERTICAL line and the slope is UNDEFINED.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When y equals a number, then you have a HORIZONTAL line and the slope is 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tell students that the way to remember that horizontal lines have a slope of zero is to think that the word \"HORIZONTAL\" has two letter Os in it.  I say that those Os are actually zeros, reminding you that horizontal lines have 0 as a slope. :-)  Ok, corny but it works.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good luck with your math and I hope this helps you. :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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