College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 1, Equations and Graphs - Chapter 1 Review - Exercises - Page 170: 40

Answer

a) $y=5$ b) $y-5=0$

Work Step by Step

a) The equation of a line in slope-intercept form is: $$\begin{align*}y=mx+b,\end{align*}$$ where $m$ is the slope and $b$ in the $y$-intercept. We are given: $$\begin{align*} &P(0,5)\text{ belongs to the line}\\ &\text{The line is horizontal}. \end{align*}$$ Because the line is horizontal, its equation is $$\begin{align*}y=b,\text{ where }b\text{ constant}\end{align*}$$ We determine $b$ using the fact that the point $P$ belongs to the line: $$\begin{align*}y=5. \end{align*}$$ b) The equation of a line in general form is: $$Ax+By+C=0.$$ Rewrite the equation $y=5$ in general form: $$\begin{align*} y-5&=0. \end{align*}$$ c) Graph the line using the point $P(0,5)$ and another point with $y$-coordinate equal to $5$, for example $(3,5)$:
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