document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=112380>Question 112380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the linear equation  y=5 graphs as a horizontal/vertical/diagonal line (choose the correct label and type it below). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #81995 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=81995\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The answer is \"a horizontal line\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A way of looking at this is that x can have any value, but y must always be 5. This means<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that when x = -10, then y = 5 ... when x = 0, then y still equals 5 ... when x = +8, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y again equals 5. So y always has to be 5 units above the x-axis, no matter what value you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "choose for x. If you plot all the points that have any value for x but always have a corresponding<BR>\n" );
document.write( "value of 5 for y, you will see that the result of connecting all those poinst with a straight<BR>\n" );
document.write( "line will be a horizontal line (parallel to the x-axis and up 5 units from the x-axis).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to visualize why the answer to this question is a \"horizontal line.\"<BR>\n" );
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