SOLUTION: I'm dont understand how to work this problem. Write the equation of a line parallel to 6x + 3y = -9 and having same y-intercept as the line 3x +2y = 4. Help please.

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Question 923053: I'm dont understand how to work this problem. Write the equation of a line parallel to 6x + 3y = -9 and having same y-intercept as the line 3x +2y = 4. Help please.
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

start with a slope-intercept form: where is a slope and is y-intercept
if a line to , then have same slope
so, find a slope of


=> a slope
so, your line will be and we need
given that your line having same y-intercept as the line ; let's find it


=>y-intercept is
now we know that your line is:


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