How to Graph: y = 8
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Please graph the line y=8. Please elaborate on the answer with a step by step solution.
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Most students manage to understand how to graph the line y=mx+b when m is nonzero, but get confused by what to do when m=0. This solution provides a brief explanation of how to answer this special case and attempts to give an understanding of the result. This is all completed in about 296 words.
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Let first look at trying to graph, for example, y=2x. I'm guessing you would have no problem with this, but let's take another look at what we're really doing. The idea is to find every possible pair of numbers which satisfy the equation and plot them on a set of axes.
When x=1, we're looking for the value of y which makes y=2x true. This only works when y=2, so the point (1,2) is ...
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