document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95076>Question 95076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help finding out why I got this problem wrong:  Determine the slope and the y intercept of the graph of the equation:y+9=0.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "These were my choices:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m= 0: no y intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   -9:(0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   1;(0,-9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   0;(0, -9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am gong according to my book and this is what I did: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+9=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=-9;(0,0) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #69176 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=69176\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y+9-9=0-9 [isolate the y-term to one side of the equation]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a short-hand way of writing:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 0x-9 which means that the slope = 0, and regardless of the x-value, y will always =-9.  The points will be  (-2, -9) (0, -9) (5, -9), etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y-intercept  is (0, -9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The graph will be a horizontal line drawn straight through y=-9 (see graph below)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The opposite is x=-9.  This means that no matter what the y-value, x will always = -9; the slope is undefined or no slope.  The graph will be a vertical line drawn straight through x=-9 at points (-9, -1) (-9, 0) (-9, 8), etc.  The x-intercept will be (-9, 0)<BR>\n" );
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