document.write( "Question 117314This question is from textbook Glencoe Geometry
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What I'm wondering is what y = 3 meant. I thought perhaps it meant that on the graph, the first ordered pair would be (0, 3). I looked through the section, but I can't find anything that would explain this, nor any sample problems like this.
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Using graph paper, graph each question and plot the given ordered pair. Then construct a perpendicular segment and find the distance from the point to the line.
\n" ); document.write( "22. y = 3, (4, -1)
\n" ); document.write( "What I'm wondering is what y = 3 meant. I thought perhaps it meant that on the graph, the first ordered pair would be (0, 3). I looked through the section, but I can't find anything that would explain this, nor any sample problems like this.
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\n" ); document.write( "A graph of y = 3 is just a horizontal line passing thru the y value of 3
\n" ); document.write( "Looks like this:
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\n" ); document.write( "A line perpendicular to this line would have to be a vertical line, right?
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\n" ); document.write( "I can't draw a vertical line on this graphing system, however, you can.
\n" ); document.write( "Find the given point x=4, y= -1 and draw vertical line from there to the horizontal line.
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\n" ); document.write( "Anytime you see y = to a single value, that is a horizontal line
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\n" ); document.write( "Anytime you see x = to a single value, that is a vertical line
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