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What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (4,6) and has a slope of 0?

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Answer:

y = 6

Explanation:

You want the equation of the line with slope 0 through point (4, 6).

Point-slope equation

The point-slope equation of a line is ...

y -k = m(x -h) . . . . . . . line with slope m through point (h, k)

Simplified

Using the given values, m=0 and (h, k) = (4, 6), we have ...

y -6 = 0(x -4)

y -6 = 0 . . . . . . . . equation of the line in general form

y = 6 . . . . . . . . . . equation of the line in slope-intercept form

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Additional comment

It should be obvious that a line with slope 0 has the equation ...

y = constant

To make the line go through a point with a particular y-value, the constant must be that y-value.

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