What is the difference between graphing $x = 1$ $x=1$ on a coordinate plane and on a number line?

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Answer 1 · 2014-10-29T16:24:12

$x = 1$ $x=1$ describes a single value on a number line, which looks like:

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but, it describes a vertical line in the x,y-plane, which looks like:

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What is the difference between graphing x=1x=1x=1 on a coordinate plane and on a number line?