document.write( "Question 546712: Please help me solve:
\n" ); document.write( "What is the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line passing through the point (0,5) and parallel to the line y= -3x-1 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #356074 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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The slope intercept form looks like:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y+=+mx+%2B+b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+m+\"$ = slope
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+\"$ = y-intercept
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\n" ); document.write( "The line $\"+y+=+-3x+-+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Is in the form $\"+y+=+mx+%2B+b+\"$ , so
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+m+=+-3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Any line parallel to this line will also
\n" ); document.write( "have slope = $\"+-3+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "So far, I have $\"+y+=+-3x+%2B+b+\"$ , so
\n" ); document.write( "I need to find $\"+b+\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "Plug the given point (0,5) into the equation
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5+=+-3%2A0+%2B+b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The equation is $\"+y+=+-3x+%2B+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Here's a plot of the 2 lines:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-7%2C+7%2C+-7%2C+7%2C+-3x+%2B+5%2C+-3x+-1%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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