SOLUTION: I have been working a problem over and over for my online algebra class and I have also used the "help me with this problem" link and the "veiw an example" link and for some reason
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Question 483505: I have been working a problem over and over for my online algebra class and I have also used the "help me with this problem" link and the "veiw an example" link and for some reason when I work the problem I am not getting the right answer.
The problem says" Write an equation that is paralell to the given equation and point".(MyMathLab, wk6, problem 32).
given equation: 4x=3y+5 given point (-3,4).
I know that I need to get my given equation to y=mx+b so that I can find what my slope is and use that same slope in my new equation.
4x=3y+5
-4x -3y
-3y=-4x+5
/-3 /-3 this is divide by -3 from both sides
y=4/3x-5/3
So my slope is 4/3 now I can substitute in my points for x and y to find b.
4=4/3(-3)+b
4=-12/3+b
4=-4+b
-4 -4
0=b
So my new problem would be y=4/3x+0. But when I input that answer into my solution it says that I am wrong. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Please help I have four problems like this and cannot figure out what I am doing wrong. Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
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