Question

What is the equation of a line that contains the points (8, –3) and (–8, 3)?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. D y = 8

2. C y = −8

Step-by-step explanation:

1.Both points have y-coordinate 8, so the line is horizontal.

A horizontal line has equation y = k

where k is the y-coordinate of all of its points.

The y-coordinate of all points on this line is 8.

Answer: y = 8

2.A line with 0 slope is a horizontal line. All points on a horizontal line have the same y-coordinate.

A horizontal line has equation

y = k

where k is the y-coordinate of all of its points.

The y-coordinate of the given point is -8, so all points must have -8 as the y-coordinate.

Answer: y = -8