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What is The equation of a vertical line passing through the point (-5,-1)

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Answer:

The answer is x=-5

Explanation:

In order to determine the equation, we need to know about vertical line equations.

In general, a line equation has the form:


y=mx+n

Where "y" is the dependent variable, "x" is the independent variable, "m" is the slope of the line and "n" is the value where the line cuts the "y" axis.

A vertical line, x only takes one value. Thus, the equation for a vertical line is x = a, where a is the value that x takes.

So for the coordinate (-5,-1), the vertical line has to pass through the "x" value, that it is -5, therefore the equation of a vertical line passing through the point (-5,-1) is:

x=-5

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