Question

What is the equation of a line parallel to y= -1/4x +7 going through the point ( 8,27) ? Help please

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

Hint: what do parallel lines have in common?

Answer 3

They have the same slope right?

Answer 4

Correct :-)

In the equation form y = mx + b
Which letter stands for the slope?

Answer 5

The m

Answer 6

Correct again!

So we know the answer will have the form y = (-1/4)x + b

And we are given the point (x, y) on the line as (8, 27)

Now just substitute those values in the equation form and solve for b.

Like this
y = (-1/4)x + b
27 =(-1/4)8 + b
b = 29

This gives the answer as y = (-1/4)x + 29.

Answer 7

Any questions?

Answer 8

nice work skulls