SOLUTION: Please answer the following: Write the equation for the following: { parallel to y= -3x y-intercept= 1/3 } } Thank You!!!

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Question 167104: Please answer the following:
Write the equation for the following:
{ parallel to y= -3x y-intercept= 1/3 } }


Thank You!!!
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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{ parallel to y= -3x y-intercept= 1/3 } }
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Two lines are parallel if the slopes are the same.
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The "slope-intercept" form is:
y = mx + b
where
m is slope
b is y-intercept
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For the given equation:
y = -3x
we "see" that the slope is -3
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Using that (m=-3) and that the y-intercept is 1/3 we stuff it into:
y = mx + b
producing
y = -3x + 1/3 (this is what they're looking for)