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Question: How do you write the standard form of the equation given \(\left( 2,5 \right)\) and slope undefined?...

How do you write the standard form of the equation given (2,5)\left( 2,5 \right) and slope undefined? ]

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Solution

We recall the slope-intercept equation of line that is y=mx+cy=mx+c and also recall for what values of mmwe get line parallel to yy-axis. . We recall that the equation with undefined slope is given byx=k,kRx=k,k\in R. We find what is the value of kk with the given point(2,5)\left( 2,5 \right).

Complete step by step answer:
We know from the Cartesian coordinate system that every linear equation can be represented as a line. If the line is inclined with positive xx-axis at an angle θ\theta then its slope is given by m=tanθm=\tan \theta and of it cuts yy-axis at a distance cc from the origin the intercept is given by cc. The slope-intercept form of equation is given by
y=mx+cy=mx+c

The slope mm here means rise over run which means to what extent the line raised itself above the positive xx-axis with respect to the extension in the xx-axis. We know that if the slope is undefined which means m=m=\infty we get a line perpendicular to xx-axis which means parallel to yy-axis. The equation of the yy-axis is x=0x=0 and all the perpendicular lines it is given by x=k,kRx=k,k\in R.
So the equation of the required line will be in the form x=kx=k since we are given the slope of the lien undefined. We are also given the line passes through(2,5)\left( 2,5 \right). Since the line is parallel to the yy-axis, its distance from x=kx=k will remain constant. So the xx-coordinate of all the points on the line x=kx=k will remain constant. Since (2,5)\left( 2,5 \right) is appoint on the line whose xx- coordinate is 2, the equation of the given line is
x=2x=2

Note:
We note that if the slope is m>0m > 0 positive then we get a line increasing from left to right. If the slope is negative that is m<0m < 0 we get a line decreasing from left to right. If m=0m=0 we get a line parallel to the xx-axis . The xx-coordinate is the distance of the point from the yy-axis and the yy-coordinate is the distance of the point from the xx-axis.