SOLUTION: show the solution. Find the equation of the line through (4,5) parallel to the y-axis.

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Question 696595: show the solution. Find the equation of the line through (4,5) parallel to the y-axis.
Found 2 solutions by vleith, MathTherapy:
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
slope is undefined for a vertical line.
for every x coordinate, the value for y is 5.
y+=+5 is the equation. I know, it 'looks funny', but vertical and horizontal lines are special cases.

Answer by MathTherapy(10556) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

show the solution. Find the equation of the line through (4,5) parallel to the y-axis.

A line parallel to the y-axis will be a vertical one that passes through the point (4, 5), which means that the equation is the vertical line at: highlight_green%28x+=+4%29