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What is an equation of the line that passes through the points (-3, -5) and (-3, -8)?

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Answer:

x = -3

Explanation:

Hi there!

Typically, linear equations would be organized in slope-intercept form: y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept (the value of y when the line crosses the y-axis).

However, notice how the two x-coordinates of the given points are the same. They're both -3. This means that this is a vertical line, and vertical lines are organized in this equation: x=d where d is the x-intercept (the value of x when the line crosses the x-axis).

We know that the x-intercept is -3, since all the x-coordinates of the points that a vertical line passes through are the same. Therefore, the equation of this line is x=-3.

I hope this helps!

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