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| Question 78796:  Hello,I need some help with some slope-intercept problems,and thanks to whoever helps me,Write an equation in slope-intercept form of a line with the following characteristics:parallel to the graph of:x+y=6 and passes through (1,-4).Next one is,Write an equation in slope-intercept form of a line with the following characteristics:perpendicular to the graph of:2x-3y=12 and passes through (4,3).The next one is,Write an equation in the slope-intercept form of a line with the following characteristics:Perpendicular to the graph of :y=3/2 x-3 with ay- intercept of 5.And the last one is,Write an equation in the slope-intercept form of a line with the following characteristics:parallel to the graph of:-4x+3y=12 and passes through the origin.Thanks to whoever can help me.
 Answer by mathdoc314(58)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are several questions here.  I will answer the first one and ask you to post the rest separately or solve them using the technique used in the first one.
 Write an equation in slope-intercept form of a line with the following characteristics:parallel to the graph of:x+y=6 and passes through (1,-4)
 The slope-intercept form is:  y = mx + b   m is the slope, b is the intercept
 The graph of x+y=6 has slope -1
 because y changes by -1 if x changes by 1
 or it is tilted like this:  \
 and the equation is: y = -1x + 6   slope is -1
 Your equation is y=-1x + b  because m is -1
 Parallel lines have the same slope.
 The point (1,-4) is on the line
 Plug in x=1, y = -4 and find b
 -4 = -1*1 + b
 -4 = -1 + b
 -3 = b
 b= -3
 m=-1 and b=-3
 y = -x -3
 
 
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