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Find the equation for the horizontal line that goes through point M(a, b).

User Skyborg
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Horizontal means zero slope, or a zero coefficient on x.

Answer: y = b



User Nownuri
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The line is horizontal. That means that the equation is y = something. There is no x value for this. If it goes through M(a,b) then what you are concerned about is b

y = b is the equation of the line you seek.


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