How do you graph $x=8$ by plotting points?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-23T01:01:57

A vertical line $8$ units to the right of the origin.

This is an odd graph.

Think about what it's saying: $x=8$ . This means that NO MATTER WHAT, $x$ HAS TO equal $8$ .

Notice that $y$ is not even mentioned in the equation. Therefore, $y$ is irrelevant! The only thing that matters is that $x=8$ .

Therefore, points you could plot would be anything in the form $(8,y)$ . You could plot $(8,0),(8,-4),(8,61),$ or $(8,-pi)$ .

Note that any graph $x=a$ where $a$ is just a number is a vertical line. Similarly, any graph of $y=a$ is just a horizontal line.

How do you graph x=8x=8 by plotting points?