When we write a line equation in the form
m is the slope of the line, and q is the y-intercept.
Since we want the y-intercept to be -3, our line will look like
In order to fix the slope, remember that two parallel lines have the same slope. So, the slope of the given line y=2x-5 is 2, and since we want a line parallel to this line, our slope will be 2 as well.
Plugging the values, we can finish the equation:
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let
x -----> the number of minutes
y ----> the balloon's height in feet
we know that
The linear equation in slope intercept form is equal to
where
m is the slope
b is the y-coordinate of the y-intercept
In this problem we have that
The slope is equal to
----> is negative because is a decreasing function
Remember that the y-intercept is the value of y when the value of x is equal to zero
In this context the y-intercept is the height of the balloon when the time is equal to zero (initial height)
substitute