How do you graph the equation by plotting points #x=-5#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-07T11:30:41

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This equation states for each and every value of #y#, #x# will equal #-5#.

We can select two points to plot:

Point 1: For #y = -2#, #x = -5# or #(-5, -2)#

Point 1: For #y = 2#, #x = -5# or #(-5, 2)#

We can plot these points as:

#graph{((x+5)^2 + (y+2)^2 - 0.025)((x+5)^2 + (y-2)^2 - 0.025) = 0}

We can now draw a line through the two points to graph the equation:

#graph{(y+ 1000x+5000)((x+5)^2 + (y+2)^2 - 0.025)((x+5)^2 + (y-2)^2 - 0.025) = 0}