need help with solving with steps
Hi Tiffany,
The equation y = 4x-9 is written in slope-intercept form y= mx+b. It is called slope-intercept form because when it is written this way you can actually look at the equation and find the slope and the y-intercept without doing any math calculations or manipulations. So, what I have students do is write the equation then underneath it write y=mx+b and compare the two like so:
y= mx+b
y= 4x -9
The number underneath the letter m is your slope. Therefore the slope is m=4.
The number underneath the letter b is your y-intercept. Therefore the y-intercept is b= -9. (***negative 9 because of the minus sign***)
Now lets get the answer. To do this you have to recognize that the question asks for a line that is "parallel". This is key because parallel lines have the same "slope." This means you must use the same slope m= 4 again in your new equation. The other key is that the gave you the y-intercept (0,2). This is in the form of an x,y coordinate pair. Well, for the equation you are writing you don't need both numbers. The first number "0" represents your x-value. You only need the second number "2" which is the y-value
that you use for your y-intercept "b". So write your equation like so:
y= mx+b
underneath write the new equation with number values for m and b:
y= 4x +2 answer