parallel to y = 3x-1, passing through (2,-5)

Question

anonymous · Answer

Parallel lines must have the same slope.  So your first step is to find the slope of the line you have.  What is it?

anonymous · Answer

i dont understand at all

anonymous · Answer

Ok.  When you have two lines that are parallel, they have the same slopes.  So the line you have right now is y = 3x - 1.  Do you know how to find slope from that?

anonymous · Answer

is it to take away 3x from both sides?

anonymous · Answer

The slope is actually 3 :)

The line is y = 3x - 1.  This line is in a form known as: 
"slope intercept form" or "y equals m * x + b".  In this case, the slope is equal to m, which is the coefficient before the x.  In your equation, the coefficient is 3, thus the slope of the line is 3.

Does that make sense?

anonymous · Answer

ok so any number before x is the m which is the slope?`

anonymous · Answer

yes. if its in the proper form.