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The question
Question: graph y = 3 and x = 2.
Two new words.
Vertical means straight up and down.
Horizontal means flat, going across.
1 Read the equations
y = 3 has only y: y is always 3.
It is a horizontal line.
x = 2 has only x: x is always 2.
It is a vertical line.
2 Draw y = 3
Draw the grid.
The x-axis goes across.
The y-axis goes up and down.
They meet at 0.
That point is called the origin.
y = 3 crosses the y-axis at 3.
Draw a horizontal line through it: flat, across.
3 Draw x = 2
x = 2 crosses the x-axis at 2.
Draw a vertical line through it: straight up and down.
4 Where they meet
The lines meet at one point.
There x = 2 and y = 3.
So they meet at (2, 3).
5 Check
Let's check: (2, 3) has x = 2, so it is on the second line.
It has y = 3, so it is on the first line too.
Right!
Let's look back.
First: read the equations.
Then: draw y = 3.
Then: draw x = 2.
Then: where they meet.
Last: check.