SOLUTION: please answer my question: write an equation of the line that passes through (-5,3) and is perpendicular to the x-axis in slope-intercept form

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Question 176424: please answer my question: write an equation of the line that passes through (-5,3) and is perpendicular to the x-axis in slope-intercept form
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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please answer my question: write an equation of the line that passes through (-5,3) and is perpendicular to the x-axis in slope-intercept form
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Perpendicular to the x-axis is parallel to the y-axis, or vertical.
That means x is constant, regardless of the the value of y.
--> x = 5
There is no slope-intercept form possible, unless you make it
0y = -x + 5

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=0 is the x axis and we know the slope is zero so we have the slope and a point
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the slope of a vertical line which would be perpendicular to the x axis is undefined . So the answer would be a vertical line with an equation of x=-5 which is parallel to the y axis and 5 units to the left of it.