SOLUTION: can you please show me how to write an equation that is parallel to the line y=4x + 1. I would really like to know how to solve this myself. I just need the steps. I don't get it!

Question 247666: can you please show me how to write an equation that is parallel to the line y=4x + 1. I would really like to know how to solve this myself. I just need the steps. I don't get it!
Thank you for your assistance.
judi

Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The given equation is y = 4x + 1.
It is slope-intercept form: y = mx + b.
So any line that has slope 4 will be parallel to the first line.
For example, y = 4x + 3

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