Select the equation of the line that passes through the point (3, -1) and is parallel to the line on the graph. y = -1 y = 3 y = x -1 y = 3x - 1
I'm not sure which graph you are speaking of but the one I see has 0 slope. Parallel to the 0-slope: m=0 line graphed in your attachment? Line parallel to 0 slope will have 0 slope, and passes through y = -1, x = 3 will give: y=mx+b form yields -1=0(3)+b b=-1 m=0 It is not possible for a line with 0 slope with y-intercept at -1 to pass through x=3
Exactly
The line y = 3x - 1 has a slope of three, -1 = 3(3) - 1, plugging in the point yields -1 = 8, which is false. There is no solution.
Ok, thanks for trying anyways
The line in the graph has a slope of zero, passing through (0,2.5). A line parallel to "the line in the graph" has the general form: y=b where b is a constant. x does not appear in the equation. The point that the line needs to pass through is (3, -1) Can you find the choice with the help of the diagram below? |dw:1404497319452:dw|
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