document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145880>Question 145880</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What happens to the graph of the line y = 3x -2 when the equation is changed to y = 3x +6? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #106467 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=106467\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yon can easily see what happens when you notice that the only difference between the two linear equations is y-intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice that both equations are in the slope-intercept form: y = mx+b and, in both equations, the slope (m =3) is the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the lines are parallel with the first one crossing the y-axis at y = -2 (b= -2), while the second one crosses the y-axis at y = 6 (b = 6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's confirm this by graphing both equations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3x-2 (Red line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3x+6 (Green line)<BR>\n" );
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