SOLUTION: how do you find the equation of the line, in standard form, that passes through (1,2) and is parallel to y=-3x-9
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Question 306419: how do you find the equation of the line, in standard form, that passes through (1,2) and is parallel to y=-3x-9
Found 2 solutions by JBarnum, Fombitz:
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=mx+b
m=-3
x=1
y=2
2=-3(1)+b
2=-3+b
5=b
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Parallel means it has the same slope as the original line.
So the new line has the form,
Use the point to solve for b.
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