Question

Are the given lines parallel? Explain X=-1, and y=2

Answer 1

No they would be intersecting. x=-1 is a vertical line down the x axis on -1. y=2 is a horizontal line at 2 on the y axis.

Answer 2

Hi! Your problem will be explained in the explanation section.

Furthermore, your answer is No, the given lines are not parallel.

Why? See below! Questions about my answer and explanation can be asked through comments! :)

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi there! Today I will be explaining these things which may benefit you.

• Parallel Line
• Perpendicular Line
• Horizontal and Vertical Line

You might have known or heard these lines somewhere. But what are they?

Parallel

Parallel Lines are lines that do not intercept each others. They are same lines except they have distance. I think you might be confusing if I keep explaining. Let's look at an attachment instead. Please see the first attachment for how do parallel lines look like.

Perpendicular

Perpendicular Lines are lines that intercept each others. Both lines intercepting each others create a right angle around the interception. See the second attachment for how do perpendicular lines look like.

Next things are going to be main topic for our problem. What is the difference between graph of x = -1 and y = 2?

In the coordinate plane, graph of x-coordinate would be a straight vertical line because x = -1 isn't given any ranges. Therefore, x = -1 would have range as real number.

Similar to y = 2. y = 2 isn't given any domains. Therefore, y = 2 would have domain as real number and have a horizontal line graph.