SOLUTION: Question: Write the equation of the line: parallel to y= -3x y intercept = 1/3

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Question 231299: Question: Write the equation of the line:
parallel to y= -3x
y intercept = 1/3

Answer by texttutoring(324)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 2 lines are parallel, they have the same slope.
y=-3x has a slope of -3.
The general equation of a line is y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Your line will have this equation:
y=-3x+1/3

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