SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line that passes through the origin and is parallel to the graph of the function below. Write the equation in slope-intercept form. y=-3/2x-7

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Question 343663: Find an equation of the line that passes through the origin and is parallel to the graph of the function below. Write the equation in slope-intercept form.
y=-3/2x-7
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Parallel lines have identical slopes.
m1=m2=-3%2F2
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y=-%283%2F2%29x%2Bb
Use the point (0,0) to solve for b
0=0%2Bb
b=0
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