SOLUTION: Draw l1 through (-4, 0) and (0, 6). What is the slope of any line parallel to l1? Draw 12 through the origin and parallel to l1. Can anyone help me? Thanks so much.

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Question 185907: Draw l1 through (-4, 0) and (0, 6). What is the slope of any line parallel to l1? Draw 12 through the origin and parallel to l1.
Can anyone help me? Thanks so much.

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


You should be able to plot your points and draw

First calculate the slope of using:



where and are the coordinates of the given points.

Now use the fact that:



Parallel lines have the same slope.

So has the same slope as and passes through the point (0,0).



John


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