Question

Choose the equation of the line passing through the point (-4, -2) and parallel to y =1/4 x + 2

Answer 1

parallel lines have the same slope
so, what would be the slope from -> y =1/4 x + 2

Answer 2

if you check your y = mx+b

Answer 3

i ddont knooow

Answer 4

@jdoe0001

Answer 5

http://www.mathexpression.com/image-files/slope-intercept-examples.png

Answer 6

i still dont understand.. @jdoe0001

Answer 7

can you see the slope in
$$
y =\color{purple}{\cfrac{1}{4}}x + \color{orange}{2} \ \ \large ?
$$

Answer 8

1/4

Answer 9

@jdoe0001

Answer 10

so, now you have slope of the other line, they're both parallel to each other, thus the slope for this one is the slope for the other one

now, with the slope and the point given, use that to find the equation

as in http://www.teachhandson.com/calculationb.gif

Answer 11

im still confused @jdoe0001

Answer 12

well, do you happen to have the point-slope intercept formula?
it'd be in the same chapter the slope-intercept is

Answer 13

y=mx+b

Answer 14

@jdoe0001

Answer 15

well, that'd be the slope-intercept, the point-slope form is http://www.scs.sk.ca/cyber/elem/learningcommunity/math/math30aa/curr_content/matha30rev1/lesson3-4/PONITSLOPEFORMULA.JPG

Answer 16

i bad at this @jdoe0001

Answer 17

so your point-slope form is

y2 - y1 = m(x2-x1)

more or less

$$
y =\color{purple}{\cfrac{1}{4}}x + \color{orange}{2}\\
\text{so the slope of the other line is "m" }\color{purple}{\cfrac{1}{4}}\\
\text{using the point-slope intercept form}\\
y_2-y_1=m(x_2-x_1)\\
\text{use }\color{purple}{\cfrac{1}{4}} \text{ for the slope, and the given point} (\color{blue}{-4},\color{green}{ -2})\\
y-(\color{green}{ -2})=\color{purple}{\cfrac{1}{4}}(x-(\color{blue}{-4}))
$$

Answer 18

solve that for "y", and that's your line

Answer 19

so whats the answer ? @jdoe0001

Answer 20

the solution by isolating "y" from that, that'd be the line

Answer 21

huh @jdoe0001

Answer 22

just solve that equation for "y", and you'd get the equation for the line

Answer 23

i dont know how @jdoe0001

Answer 24

then this exercises doesn't apply to you, and you'd need to cover the material first

Answer 25

im in virtual @jdoe0001

Answer 26

well, I'm pretty sure the material to be covered is the same, and the format is the same, the medium is just the only thing that's more flexible, but everything else is the same, you'd still be expected to cover the material/chapter of the sections