Question

Write the equation of the line that is parallel to the line 3x - y = -3 and passes through the point (4, -2).

y = -one thirdx - 6
y = -one thirdx - 14
y = 3x - 6
y = 3x - 14

Answer 1

@Preetha @perl @dan815

Answer 2

first rearrange the equation to the for y = mx + b

where m = slope

Answer 3

3x - y = -3
-y = -3x -3

multiply thru by -1:-

y = 3x + 3

Answer 4

but 3 is not one of the intercepts

Answer 5

the slope of the line is 3
so the slope of a line parallel to it will have the same slope 3

Answer 6

- i am only dealing with the slope at the moment

Answer 7

to find our equation we can use the standard form
y-y1 = m(x - x1)

where m = slope = 3 in our case and (x1,y1) is a point on the line
x1 = 4 and y1 = -2

Answer 8

can you continue
- plug those values into the standard form

Answer 9

thanks

Answer 10

yw
the answer is obviously either c or d