SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line with the given properties. Express each in the standard form.Sketch the lines. Parallel to the y-axis and passing through(5,-7).

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Question 1152457: Find the equation of the line with the given properties. Express each in the standard form.Sketch the lines. Parallel to the y-axis and passing through(5,-7).
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If the x value never changes a line is parallel to the y-axis. A line parallel to the y-axis is called a vertical line.
line parallel to the y-axis is a line x=a
if passing through(5,-7), the equation of the line x=5