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document.write( "Line x-2 = 0 is vertical line x= 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Any parallel to it is a vertical line, too, with the equation x = c, where \"c\" is a constant term.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since the line x= c must go through the point (1,-2),  its equation must be\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x = 1.       ANSWER\r\n" );
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