document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896424>Question 896424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the equation of a straightline passing through the point (2,-7) and parallel to x axis is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a)x=2  b)x=-7  c)y=-7  d)y=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the slope of the straight line ax+by+c=0 is -b/a, then the slope of the line parallel to it is \r<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 #543522 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=543522\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Slope is zero if parallel to the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y value remains constant.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using standard form, ax+by=c, you know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-a%2Fb=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-a%2Fb=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and this means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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