document.write( "Question 515259: find the equation in the form of y=mx+b through (3,-5) parallel to y=4x+3 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #343878 by Maths68(1474)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Given \n" ); document.write( "Point (x, y)=(3,-5) \n" ); document.write( "Line: \n" ); document.write( "y=4x+3 \n" ); document.write( "Compare above equation with the equation of line slope-intercept form \n" ); document.write( "y=mx+b \n" ); document.write( "y=(4)x+3 \n" ); document.write( "m=4 and b=3 \n" ); document.write( "Slope of the given line m = 4 and y-intercept = b = 3\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since given line is parallel to the required line; slopes of the both line will be same. \n" ); document.write( "================================================================ \n" ); document.write( "Now we have a point (3,-5)) and slope (4) of the required line we can easily find the required line put these values in the equation of slope-intercept form to find the y-intercept of the required line \n" ); document.write( "y=mx+b \n" ); document.write( "-5=(4)(3)+b \n" ); document.write( "-5=12+b \n" ); document.write( "-5-12=b \n" ); document.write( "-17=b \n" ); document.write( "b=-17 \n" ); document.write( "y-intercept of the required line =b=-17 \n" ); document.write( "================================================================ \n" ); document.write( "Put the values of ‘m’ and ‘b’ in equation of the line slope-intercept form \n" ); document.write( "y=mx+b \n" ); document.write( "y=(4)x+(-17) \n" ); document.write( "y=4x-17 \n" ); document.write( "Above equation is the required equation of the line in slope-intercept form \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |