document.write( "Question 352780: 1. By looking at an equation of a line, how can you tell if the line is horizontal?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "All straight lines in

(with one notable exception as to classification) can be represented by an equation in slope-intercept form, namely:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Horizontal lines have a zero slope. So if you ever see

, or as is much more likely,

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is any real number, then you have a horizontal line.\r
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set equal to some constant value.\r
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