What is the equation of the horizontal line that passes through the point (-5, 1).

Solution:

A straight line is an infinite length line that does not have any curves on it.

A straight line can be formed between two points also but both the ends extend to infinity.

A straight line is a figure formed when two points are connected with the shortest distance between them, and the line ends are extended to infinity.

Given, point(-5, 1)

A horizontal line is a straight line that is drawn from left to right or right to left and it is parallel to the x-axis in the coordinate plane.

In other words a straight line which has an intercept only on y axis is known as a horizontal line.

The equation of a horizontal line through any point (a,b) is of the form: y = b.

y = 1

y - 1 = 0

Therefore, the equation is y - 1 = 0.

What is the equation of the horizontal line that passes through the point (-5, 1).

Summary:

The equation of the horizontal line that passes through the point (-5, 1) is y - 1 = 0.