document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=18964>Question 18964</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am in the 9'th grade. My homework is asking stuff like. y=-2. and it wants me to draw it on a graph. and other ?'s say x=4 i dont know how to plot the points. please show me how. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's most likely lines because if it said plot the points, it would give you an x value with the y value in the same question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Basically, when it saids y=-2 it means y remains as -2 no matter the x value. Even if if was (400,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then it's a horizontal line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28300%2C200%2C-5%2C5%2C-5%2C5%2C0x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28300%2C200%2C-5%2C5%2C-5%2C5%2C0x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now x=4 is a different story.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It isn't a function, but it has the same principles as y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Basically, no matter the y value, X always remains 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, it's a vertical line crossing the X-axis as (4,0). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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