Question

The equation of a line is shown below:

y = - x - 7

What is the equation of a line which is parallel to this line and passes through (1, 79)?

y = -x + 80
y = x - 80
y = 7x - 80
y = -7x + 80

Answer 1

@sleepyjess

Answer 2

Parallel means that they must have the same slope. What is the slope of the given equation and the answer choices?

Answer 3

is the asner c or d

Answer 4

Do you know how to get the slope?

Answer 5

no

Answer 6

Slope-intercept form of an equation is y = mx + b, m is the slope. So what is the slope of the given equation?

Answer 7

y = -x-7?

Answer 8

what is the coefficient before x? Hint: if there isn't a coefficient, it is either 1 or -1 depending on the sign.

Answer 9

7?

Answer 10

-x, is there a coefficient?

Answer 11

no

Answer 12

Ok, now is the sign negative or positive?

Answer 13

negative

Answer 14

Ok, so the slope of the given equation is -1

Answer 15

ok

Answer 16

is the answer c o. d

Answer 17

You will see.

Answer 18

For the first option, what is the slope? Remember all we need to look at is the coefficient before x.