Question

Choose the equation of the line passing through the point (2, 6) and parallel to y = -3x - 4.

y = 3x - 12

y = -3x

y = -3x + 12

y = 3x

Answer 1

hey parallel means what?

Answer 2

@ivandelgado, where exactly are you stuck in this problem?

Answer 3

i dont no the answer?

Answer 4

You mean, you don't know the first step to solve it.

Answer 5

@ivandelgado parallel means they have exactly the same slope. look at the chocices

Answer 6

@madgrieve, you assume he knows what slope means.

Answer 7

y = 3x ?

Answer 8

@ivandelgado, guessing isn't going to get you anywhere

Answer 9

idk

Answer 10

Since the line is parallel to y=-3x-4, our line will have the same slope as this one, -3x. Remember, all parallel lines have the same slope. For this problem, you have to know the point-slope formula. y-y1=m(x-x1). The m is the slope in this formula. the x1 and the y1 is the coord. For this problem, our (x1,y1) is (2,6). Also, our m for this problem will be -3, since all parallel lines have the same slope. Now since we know what everything is and how to do it we'll solve it.
y-6=-3(x-2) First we distribute this.
y-6=-3x+6 Now we add 6 on both sides.
y=-3x+12 is what we get, and this is our answer :)

Answer 11

m is your slope value
parallel means they are the same