Find the equation of a line through two points - zero gradient

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Edited the advice in this question. The advice is almost identical to the line equation through two points -ve gradient. The changes made were the same as the -ve question basically.

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Question statement

Find the equation of the straight line through the points $A=(\var{xa},\var{ya})$ and $B=(\var{xb},\var{yb})$ in the form $y = mx + c$.

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			Name	Type	Generated Value

xa	integer	5
yb	integer	-5
ya	integer	-5
xb	integer	9
m	rational	0
c	rational	-5

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What is the gradient, $m$, of the line between these two points.

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a)

The gradient is the ratio of vertical change ($y_2-y_1$) to horizontal change ($x_2-x_1$).
Since $y_2-y_1=0$, the gradient is $0$.

b)

Rearranging the equation $y=mx+c$ and using the coordinates of point A:

\begin{align}
c &= y_1-mx_1 \\
&= \var{ya}-0 \\
&=\var{ya}\text{.}
\end{align}

c)

Substituting these values for $m$ and $c$ into $y=mx+c$,

\[ y=mx+c = \simplify[!zeroTerm]{0+{c}} = \var{c}\text{.} \]

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