Question

HELP! Algebra 1 question.

Choose the slope-intercept equation of the line that passes through the point (4, -6) and is parallel to y = -one halfx + 5.

y = -2x + 2
y = 2x - 14
y = one halfx - 8
y = -one halfx - 4

Answer 1

Which do you think it is?

Answer 2

not really sure..

Answer 3

y=mx+b

Answer 4

If two lines are parallel, what is true about those two lines?

Answer 5

that they never intersect?

Answer 6

that they have the same slope!

Answer 7

^ yes what kid rah said!

Answer 8

oops

Answer 9

Hahaha it's oaky

Answer 10

\[y-y1=m(x-x1)\]

Answer 11

You use the point slope formula and remember to plug in the same slope!

Answer 12

Can you write the equation you came up with? :D

Answer 13

is the formula kidrah put the point slope formula?

Answer 14

yep :)

Answer 15

\[y-(-6)=1/2(x-4)\]

Answer 16

Also plug in the points where they intersect

Answer 17

now just solve that

Answer 18

wait ignore that, idk why it put that my connection is freaking out.

Answer 19

nvm ignore that last statement lol

Answer 20

what would be the first step to solving that equation?

Answer 21

Ok the first step is to use point slop formula that is what i wrote above can you solve that?

Answer 22

no i meant whats the first step in solving the point slope formula? sorry im not good at math..

Answer 23

\[y+6=1/2(x-4)\]
-(-6) = 6

Answer 24

after that you distribute the 1/2

Answer 25

wait how did you get -(-6) = 6?

Answer 26

Because when you have 2 negatives next to each other it will turn positive

Answer 27

y+6=(x−2)?

Answer 28

y+6=1/2(x-2)*

Answer 29

y+6=(x-2)*

Answer 30

y+6=1/2x-2*

Answer 31

right now combine the like terms

Answer 32

y+4=1/2x

Answer 33

no subtract 6 from both sides we want y=mx+b form

Answer 34

y=1/2x-8

Answer 35

yep :)

Answer 36

thats it?

Answer 37

yep

Answer 38

oh ok lol, thanks alot man appreciate it!

Answer 39

lol *girl :P and welcome to openstudy! :)

Answer 40

oh my bad lol, and thanks!