SOLUTION: find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the graph of the equations x=3 and y=-5

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Question 289089: find the coordinates of the point of intersection of the graph of the equations x=3 and y=-5
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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The only x we have is 3 and the only y we have is -5. Where could they join?
x=3 is a vertical line y=-5 is a horizontal line.
Could it be (3,-5)? No, it has to be.