Any line parallel to the given line will have the same slope. In an equation presented in the y-intercept form, the slope is always the coefficient of "x". In this case, the slope is -5/4 (meaning the next point is down 5, and 4 to the right).

Our equation so far looks like this: y = -5/4x + b

"b" represents the y-intercept. To solve for be, we will need to substitute values into x and y. The next piece of information it gives us is one of the points, or solutions, of the line. This means that since this point is on the line, we can use its x and y values to substitute.

x = -4

y= 1

y = -5/4x + b

1 = -5/4(-4) + b

1 = 5 + b

-4 = b

Final Answer: y = -(5/4)x -4

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What is the area of the triangle

sasho [114]

Answer:

20in

Step-by-step explanation:

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What is the first step in solving the equation 9m - 2 = 16?

ElenaW [278]

Answer: Add 2 to each side

Step-by-step explanation:

9m-2=16

+2 +2

9m=18

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What is the slope of the line with the following equation? <img src="https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=2x%2B3y%3D2" id="TexFormula

KengaRu [80]

QUESTION

Your equation is 2x+3y=2 and you need to find the slope.

EXPLANATION

There are many ways to find the slope with an equation like this. I'm going to change the equation into slope-intercept form.

Slope-intercept form is formatted like this:

y=mx+b

m represents the slope. The first thing you need to do is leave 3y alone to change the equation into slope-intercept form. That means you need to subtract 2x from both sides.

$2x+3y=2 \rightarrow 3y=2-2x\ or\ 3y=-2x-2$

The next thing you need to do is leave y alone, just like the slope-intercept form example. To leave y alone, you need to divide 3y by 3.

$\frac{3y}{3}=\frac{-2x-2}{3} \\ \\ y=-\frac{2}{3}x-\frac{2}{3}$

Now the equation has been changed to slope-intercept form. In the equation, m has been replaced by $-\frac{2}{3}$ , which means that is your answer.

Answer: $-\frac{2}{3}$

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