document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1137296>Question 1137296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of the line parallel to y=-5 containing (-4,9).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can someone please explain to me how to do this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #755155 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=755155\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y=-5 has slope of 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore it is horizontal with a y-value of -5 everywhere, regardless of x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-4, 9) is parallel to y=-5, so that must have slope 0 as well.  That means that its equation is y= constant<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and x doesn't matter.  The constant is 9, the value of y everywhere. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer is y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That will contain (-4, 9) and (any x, 9) and be parallel to y=-5 </SPAN>\n" );
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