Question
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) and slope undefined? ]
Solution
We recall the slope-intercept equation of line that is y=mx+c and also recall for what values of mwe get line parallel to y−axis. . We recall that the equation with undefined slope is given byx=k,k∈R. We find what is the value of k with the given point(2,5).
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 x−axis at an angle θ then its slope is given by m=tanθ and of it cuts y−axis at a distance c from the origin the intercept is given by c. The slope-intercept form of equation is given by
y=mx+c
The slope m here means rise over run which means to what extent the line raised itself above the positive x−axis with respect to the extension in the x−axis. We know that if the slope is undefined which means m=∞ we get a line perpendicular to x−axis which means parallel to y−axis. The equation of the y−axis is x=0 and all the perpendicular lines it is given by x=k,k∈R.
So the equation of the required line will be in the form x=k since we are given the slope of the lien undefined. We are also given the line passes through(2,5). Since the line is parallel to the y−axis, its distance from x=k will remain constant. So the x−coordinate of all the points on the line x=k will remain constant. Since (2,5) is appoint on the line whose x− coordinate is 2, the equation of the given line is
x=2
Note:
We note that if the slope is m>0 positive then we get a line increasing from left to right. If the slope is negative that is m<0 we get a line decreasing from left to right. If m=0 we get a line parallel to the x−axis . The x−coordinate is the distance of the point from the y−axis and the y−coordinate is the distance of the point from the x−axis.