SOLUTION: Draw L1 through (-4, 0) and (0,6). What is the slope of any line parallel L1? Draw L2 through the origin and parallel to L1. Thank you

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Question 92423This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
: Draw L1 through (-4, 0) and (0,6). What is the slope of any line parallel L1? Draw L2 through the origin and parallel to L1.
Thank you This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

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L1 HAS A SLOPE OF: (6-0)/(0+4)=6/4=1.5 IS THE SLOPE OF THE LINE THROUGH THESE 2 POINTS.
THIS EQUATION IS:
Y=1.5X+6 (RED LINE)
Y=mX+b IS THE LINE EQUATION. WITH A SLOPE OF 1.5 & PASSING THROUGH THE ORIGIN (0,0) WE HAVE:
Y=1.5X (GREEN LINE)
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+y+=+1.5x+%2B6%2C+y=+1.5x%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions y = 1.5x +6 and y = 1.5x).