document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=110181>Question 110181</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073052816/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of the line through (44, 46) that is perpendicular to the x-axis. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #80397 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=80397\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation of a line perpendicular to the x-axis is of the form:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = k<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where k is a constant. This is the equation of a vertical line, and a vertical line is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perpendicular to the horizontal x-axis.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this problem you are told that the line must go through the point (44, 46). This means<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that x will have a constant value of 44. Therefore, the answer you are looking for is the equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This tells you that any point having an x value of 44 is on the line. The following<BR>\n" );
document.write( "points are therefore on the line: (44,-1200), (44,-10), (44,0), (44,5), (44,46), (44,50000) ...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and if you plot all these coordinate pairs you will see they form a vertical line through<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the point x = 44 on the x-axis.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to visualize what's going on here.<BR>\n" );
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