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: 39

Answer

a) $x=3$ b) $x-3=0$

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: $$\begin{align*} &P(3,-2)\text{ belongs to the line}\\ &\text{The line is vertical}. \end{align*}$$ Because the line is vertical, its equation is $$\begin{align*}x=a,\text{ where }a\text{ constant}\end{align*}$$ We determine $a$ using the fact that the point $P$ belongs to the line: $$\begin{align*}x=3. \end{align*}$$ b) The equation of a line in general form is: $$Ax+By+C=0.$$ Rewrite the equation $x=3$ in general form: $$\begin{align*} x-3&=0. \end{align*}$$ c) Graph the line using the points $P$ and the $x$-intercept $(3,0)$:
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