document.write( "Question 1205657: Consider Line 1 with the equation: x=-13\r
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document.write( "I'll do the first one, and leave the other one for another tutor.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If a line's equation is x = a, it is vertical and goes through (a,0) on the \r\n" );
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document.write( "If a line's equation is y = b, it is horizontal and goes through (0,b) on the\r\n" );
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document.write( "If a vertical line passes through (a,b), its equation is x = a,\r\n" );
document.write( "If a horizontal line passes through (a,b), its equation is y = b\r\n" );
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document.write( "The given line is in black below. Since the given line's equation is x = -13,\r\n" );
document.write( "it is vertical and goes through (-13,0) on the x-axis.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The line you want the equation of is the green line, and since it is horizontal\r\n" );
document.write( "and goes through (-5,-4), its equation is y = -4.\r\n" );
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