How do you write an equation of a line with slope 0 and y-intercept 5?

1 Answer
Feb 17, 2017

If the slope is 0 then by definition this is a horizontal line and for and all values of x (including when x=0) y is the same. And, because we were given the y-intercept as 5 we know the equation for this line is:

y=5

Explanation:

If the slope is 0 then by definition this is a horizontal line and for and all values of x (including when x=0) y is the same. And, because we were given the y-intercept as 5 we know the equation for this line is:

y=5