Find an equation in slope-intercept form of the line satisfying the specified conditions?
Through ( 8 , - 5 ), parallel to 8 x + 3 y = 43

Question

Find an equation in slope-intercept form of the line satisfying the specified conditions?
Through ( 8 , - 5 ), parallel to 8 x + 3 y = 43

kc_kennylau · Answer

Find out the slope of the line first? :)

anonymous · Answer

I dont know how to dot his. I put it on yahoo answers and the person who answer got the same answer as I did..and we are both wrong acccording to my homework lol

kc_kennylau · Answer

what have you got?

kc_kennylau · Answer

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?t=crmtb01&f=ob&i=line%20passing%20(%208%20%2C%20-%205%20)%20parallel%20to%208%20x%20%2B%203%20y%20%3D%2043

anonymous · Answer

Sorry for not replying quickly my computer is being inredibly annoying tthe past few days. It's like it knows Im studying for finals ;_;

kc_kennylau · Answer

nah OS was down

kc_kennylau · Answer

maybe caused by server overloading coz as u said it's the finals

anonymous · Answer

(y+5) = (-8/3)*(x-8) or
y = -(8/3)x +(24/3) - 5 = -(8/3)x +9 or]
finally
y = -(8/3)*x + 9

anonymous · Answer

Oh! You are probably right along with my blackboard being sluggish, too.

anonymous · Answer

So even though y in the (8,-5) is negative when I put it in for y+5= -8/3(x-8)  I turn it into a positive??

kc_kennylau · Answer

?

anonymous · Answer

On the wolf website it shows it as positive even though the 5 in the parenthesis is negative