SOLUTION: The question is: "Find an equation of the line that has the same y-intercept as the line x

SOLUTION: The question is: "Find an equation of the line that has the same y-intercept as the line x - 3y = 6 and contains the point (5, -1)."

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: The question is: "Find an equation of the line that has the same y-intercept as the line x - 3y = 6 and contains the point (5, -1)." This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra

Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X-3Y=6
-3Y=-X+6
Y=-X/-3+6/-3
Y=X/3-2 THIS LINE HAS A Y INTERCEPT=-2. (RED LINE)
NOW REPLACE THE X & Y VALUES IN THE STANDARD LINE EQUATION (Y=mX+b) WITH (5,-1).
5=m*-1-2
5=-m-2
m=-2-5
m=7
THUS WE HAVE THE EQUATION
Y=7X-2 (GREEN LINE)
(graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions y = x/3 -2 and y = 7x -2).
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