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Which axis is the straight line π‘₯ = 5 parallel to?

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Which axis is the straight line π‘₯ equals five parallel to?

Let’s think about the line with the equation π‘₯ equals five. And now the way of expressing this is the π‘₯-coordinate is five, which means that every point that lies on this line has an π‘₯-coordinate which is equal to five. Let’s think about what that would look like. Here we have a set of axes. The point with coordinates five, zero would be on this line. It has an π‘₯-coordinate of five and a 𝑦-coordinate of zero. The point with coordinates five, one would also be on this line. This point has an π‘₯-coordinate of five, and it has a 𝑦-coordinate of one. In the same way, the point with coordinates five, two also lies on the line.

Below the π‘₯-axis, the point with coordinates five, negative one will also lie on the line with equation π‘₯ equals five. And we can continue in this way in both directions. Connecting these points together, we see that the line with equation π‘₯ equals five is a vertical line passing through every point in the coordinate plane that has an π‘₯-coordinate of five. As this line is vertical, it is parallel to the 𝑦-axis.

In general, we can recall that lines with equations of the form π‘₯ equals π‘˜ for some constant value of π‘˜ are vertical lines which are parallel to the 𝑦-axis. On the other hand, lines with equations of the form 𝑦 equals 𝑐 for some constant 𝑐 are horizontal lines which are parallel to the π‘₯-axis. Our answer to the question β€œWhich axis is the straight line π‘₯ equals five parallel to?” is the 𝑦-axis.

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