Homework Help: Algebra

Posted by jessica on Monday, May 14, 2007 at 11:37am.

Write the equation of the line passing through (1, 5) and (7, 5).

when I work it out I get y=x+1/5 would that be right?

no
first you have to find the slope, notice it is zero, so you have a horizontal line

horizontal lines have form y = b, where b is a constant
look at your given points and see what that y value is.

x-5y=o
2x-3y=7

hi my name is traci i go to foothill high school i need help in math a lot

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