Write an equation for the line parallel to the x-axis through the point (3,-2)

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i have been very stress with this stuff, and be explanatory, so I can understand better the topic and do it for myself

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Answer 1

Hi Irlanda,

If you draw a line parallel to the x-axis through the point (3, -2) you would notice that all the points on the line have a y- coordinate of -2. Also, lines parallel to the x-axis have a slope of 0 .

Therefore, if you write the equation using slope-intercept, y = mx + b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept, the slope, m, is zero.

The equation of the line will then be: y = -2

Hope this helps!