Question

Write an equation that would be parallel to the line 6y = -24y - 18

Answer 1

6y = -24y + 12

Answer 2

And how would you find the answer out?

Answer 3

A line is parallel when two slopes are the same and their y-intercepts differ.

Answer 4

Two lines are parallel*

Answer 5

Okay, I understand now. So how did you do the steps?

Answer 6

All that you have to do is leave the slope the same and change the y-intercept.

y=2x+3 is parallel to y=2x-7

Does that make sense?

Answer 7

So where do you get the y=2x+3 from?

Answer 8

That is just an example.

Answer 9

Ohhhhhh. Well my main question now is did you just subtract the 6 from 18 and got 12? Or am I wrong?

Answer 10

Not quite. You can just leave that equation alone because you are supposed to make a new equation that is parallel to that one. To start you need the same slope: -4y or 6y=-24. Then all you have to do is make up a slope which can be any number. Example 1,2,3,-2,-5,11.

Answer 11

How would you know if you pick any number that it would be directly parallel?

Answer 12

The slope of a line is the angle. So if two lines have the same slope they are parallel. The y-intercept of a line marks a lines location on a graph. So if the first line is y=3x+1 then as long as the second line has the slope 3x then they are parallel.

Answer 13

Okay, okay. Thanks so much! I understand now :D

Answer 14

If you need any more help later feel free to message me.

Answer 15

Okay, thanks.

Answer 16

No problem.