Find the equation of a line parallel to x-axis and passing through the origin.

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Find the equation of a line parallel to x-axis and passing through the origin.

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answered Jan 25, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 21
selected Jan 25, 2018 by sforrest072
 
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The line parallel to x-axis and passing through the origin is x-axis itself.
Let A be a point on x-axis. Therefore, the coordinates of A are given by (a, 0, 0), where a R.

Direction ratios of OA are (a − 0) = a, 0, 0
The equation of OA is given by,

Thus, the equation of line parallel to x-axis and passing through origin is

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