Write an equation that passes through the points (0,-5) and (8,-5)

Equation of the line: .

Step-by-step explanation:

Let and denote the coordinates of these two points, respectively.

Calculate the slope of this line:

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Notice that the slope is zero because the two points have the same -coordinates () even though their -coordinates are distinct (.)

Equation for this line in point-slope form:

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Rewrite and simplify to obtain the equation of this line in slope-intercept form:

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The -term was eliminated because the slope was zero.

the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

we want to simplify the expression,

let us change the middle bar to a normal division sign to obtain,

we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b

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step-by-step explanation: