Answer:
y = 3x + 6
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given a line.
We know this line is parallel to the line y=3x+2, and passes through (1, 9).
We want find the equation of this line.
Parallel lines have the same slopes.
So, let's find the slope of y=3x+2.
The line is written the format y=mx+b, where m is the slope and b is the value of y at the y intercept.
As 3 is in the place of where m (the slope) is, the slope of the line is 3.
It is also the slope of the line parallel to it.
We should write the equation of the line parallel y=3x+2 in slope-intercept form as well, however, before we do that, we can write the line in point-slope form, and then convert it to slope-intercept form.
Point-slope form is given as
, where m is the slope and
is a point.
We can substitute 3 as m in the formula, as we know that is the slope of the line

Recall that we were given the point (1, 9), which also belongs to (it passes through) the line.
Therefore, we can use its values in the formula.
Substitute 1 as
and 9 as
.
y - 9 = 3(x-1)
We can now convert the equation into slope intercept form.
Notice how y is by itself in slope-intercept form; this means we'll need to solve the equation for y.
Start by distributing 3 to both x and -1.
y - 9 = 3x - 3
Now add 9 to both sides.
<u>y = 3x + 6 </u>