Question

How would I find out which the equation of the line passing through the point (6, -2) and parallel to y = x + 7 is?
I find this stuff hard to understand:/

Answer 1

What is parallel to 1x?

Answer 2

Read this:

http://openstudy.com/#/updates/4efa3e57e4b01ad20b51b35d

it might help ( some how ) :D

Answer 3

Burn?

Answer 4

I'm still confused..

Answer 5

What's confusing you?

Answer 6

How you got the other problem

Answer 7

lets try to do this problem ok?

Answer 8

Okay

Answer 9

you know that y=mx+b where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept right?

Answer 10

Right.

Answer 11

Parallel= same slope -ALWAYS!

Answer 12

y = x + 7 what's the slope here?

Answer 13

x?

Answer 14

No, well right this is a bit tricky... it's actually 1 because 1x is the same as x so they don't bother writing 1

Answer 15

Oh, it is?

Answer 16

Yup :)

Answer 17

oh..

Answer 18

btw, which part you didn't understand in the previous question? because it's exactly like this question...

Answer 19

I think it's after you started to substitute everything

Answer 20

oh I substituted because you have to find the y-intercept

Answer 21

so one sec. Right now would it be y= 1+ 7?

Answer 22

Meverett?

Answer 23

wait, what did you do??

Answer 24

I just confused myself even more://

Answer 25

I would love to help more! but I sooo have to go now! I'm so sorry :(

Answer 26

It's okay, thank you though!

Answer 27

hmm mind if i help?

Answer 28

thank you karate :D

Answer 29

I'd love it if you could help!

Answer 30

alright

Answer 31

ok so lets start with this. do you know how to write and equation of a line if i gave u a point and slope?

Answer 32

Possibly..

Answer 33

want to try one? tht will warm u up for it

Answer 34

Yes please

Answer 35

if i give u the point (3,1) with a slope of 1/3 write this as an equation in the form of slope intercept form

Answer 36

1=1/3 + 3? I think that's completely wrong

Answer 37

umm it is.. sorry:)

Answer 38

lets learn to solve tht one first

Answer 39

k?

Answer 40

okay

Answer 41

so lets look back at my question to u:
if i give u the point (3,1) with a slope of 1/3 write this as an equation in the form of slope intercept form

Answer 42

do you know the equation of slope intercept form?

Answer 43

isn't it y=mx+b

Answer 44

correct!

Answer 45

ok now can u tell me what the variable is for slope in that equation?

Answer 46

So you said 1/3 is the slope, so y would be 1 and b would be 3? :// i'm not sure

Answer 47

no.

Answer 48

u got the slope part right. of we were to write the equation containing slope only. then it would look like this: y=1/3x+b <---- see where i am going?

Answer 49

yeah

Answer 50

so if we keep this equation.. we have to have the y intercept and slope. so in order for us to get the y intercept, we must solve for it. do u know what we do to solve for y int?

Answer 51

no

Answer 52

we plug in the x and y values like this. we use the point we are given.
1=1/3(3)+b

Answer 53

now can u solve for b?

Answer 54

well 1/3(3) is 1, right?

Answer 55

yes

Answer 56

actually, I'm lost lol

Answer 57

haha ok

Answer 58

i just asked u to solve for b
1=1/3(3)+b

Answer 59

how would I do that?

Answer 60

have u solved an equation before?

Answer 61

Yes, but I am terrible in math.

Answer 62

its fine, i should have said solve the equation

Answer 63

I am sorry, but I have to go eat, so i'll be back in a bit. thank you though

Answer 64

yes

Answer 65

your welcome