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Find the equation of the horizontal line containing the given point.

y = ?

Find the equation of the horizontal line containing the given point. y = ?-example-1
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Answer:

y=6

Explanation:

Parallel lines have the same slope, so the missing equation must have 14 as its slope. Following the given, substituting 4 as x yields y=6 , so as a shortcut, one can form the equation: 6=14(4)+b to find b .

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