document.write( "Question 1146936: How do I write as well as graph an equation of a line passing through point P(−2, 6) that is parallel to the line x=−5? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Line x = -5 is vertical line in a coordinate plane through the point -5 on x-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Parallel line is also vertical line x = c for some constant value \"c\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since the projected line passes through the point P(-2,6),  c = -2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Your line is  x = -2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "         It is vertical line in the coordinate plane through the point x= -2 in the x-axis.\r\n" );
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