How do you graph y=7 by plotting points?

1 Answer
May 29, 2017

It's a line parallel to the x axis passing through 7 on the y axis.

Explanation:

There are other ways to understand graphing.
For this question, you should look at a graph as a set of points that satisfy a certain condition.
For example, the graph y=x is a set of all points whose x component is equal to its y component. In mathematics, this is called a set. We notate the set of all points who satisfy y=x as follows:
P={(x, y)|y=x}

Anyways, back to your original question, we can rewrite the equation as:
P={(x, y)|y=7}
Which is essentially a set of all points who has a y component of 7. Notice how the x value does not matter.

It's a line parallel to the x axis passing through 7 on the y axis.