Question

write the equation of the line that is parallel to y=-x+4 and goes through the points (-3,-2)

Answer 1

identify the slope of the line you are given
then use that slope to obtain the equation of the other line with the given points

Answer 2

do you know the slope of the original line?

Answer 3

the equation is y=-x=4...
would the slope 4 over 1??

Answer 4

(geometry)

Answer 5

where did you get that?
y = mx+b
in that slope-intercept form
the m in "mx" is your slope, and the y-intercept (0,y) is the b

Answer 6

the information it gives me, write the equation of the line that is parallel to y=--x=4 and goes through the points (-3,-2)

Answer 7

this was the equation of your first line y=-x+4
that means your slope is -1 and that your y-intercept is (0,4)

now to look for a line parallel to that with given points (-3, -2), you need to use the slope of -1 in the point-slope form y-y1=m(x-x1)
it becomes
y-(-2)=-1[x-(-3)]

Answer 8

just solve, simplify and you should be done
if you are being asked to put it in the slope-intercept form, then do it.

Answer 9

@punyeta has something profound to add .. I can't wait to find out what it is

Answer 10

x+y= -5

Answer 11

so the answer would be y-(-2)=-1[x-(-3)] for the problem?

Answer 12

that answer is not yet simplified
y-(-2) amounts to y+2

Answer 13

use distributive property with -1[x-(-3)]

Answer 14

is this your first time taking algebra?

Answer 15

taking geometry

Answer 16

or geometry... to me they're fundamentally integrated and cannot be separated

Answer 17

y-(-2)=-1[x-(-3)]
y+2= -1(x+3)
y+2=-x-3
x+y=-3-2
x+y=-5

Answer 18

ax+by=c is the standard form of a line
y=mx+b or some other countries use y=mx+c for the y-intercept form.

Answer 19

ok

Answer 20

I don't think you understood anything, @wildpuppy

Answer 21

post another problem and I want to see you solve it yourself

Answer 22

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/52632ea2e4b07ba5656dcdfc

Answer 23

that was the only question that was complicated like that one

Answer 24

that wasn't complicated at all
learn what x-intercept and y-intercepts are
know what a slope is
and different forms of equation of a line

Answer 25

close this thread and then write a new question?

Answer 26

i did, i posted it

Answer 27

where? tag me

Answer 28

heres the link
http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/526d6976e4b0ff172476619b

Answer 29

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