SOLUTION: What is the equation of a horizontal line through the point (0,5)?

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Question 693692: What is the equation of a horizontal line through the point (0,5)?
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A horizontal line will have the same y value for any x.
As indicated by the point (0, 5), that y value is 5
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Algebraically,
a horizontal line has a slope of 0, so using the point-slope formula
y - 5 = 0(x-0)
y - 5 = 0
y = 5
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