SOLUTION: For what value of x will the line passing through the following pairs of points be vertical? A(x, 3) and B(3, 5)

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Question 1112409: For what value of x will the line passing through the following pairs of points be vertical? A(x, 3) and B(3, 5)
Found 2 solutions by Edwin McCravy, josmiceli:
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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Plot the given point B(3,5) and a vertical line through it:


Next draw several possibilities for A(x,3), for instance
A(-4,3), A(-1,3), A(1,3), and A(5,3)

 

Draw a line through them:

  

Now you can see that the only value of x is the value where the
blue line crosses the green vertical line, which is at A(3,3)

 

Edwin

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The line is vertical if all the x-values of
every point it passes through is the same.
so that means it goes through ( 3, 30274 )
and also ( 3, -905 ), so it must also go
through ( 3,3 ), so +x=3+