Question

What is the equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through (2, 3) and is parallel to the line through (-2, 1) and (7, 1)?

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

  y = 3

Step-by-step explanation:

The slope formula can be used to find the slope of the parallel line.

  m = (y2 -y1)/(x2 -x1)

  m = (1 -1)/(7-(-2)) = 0

The line is a horizontal line, so the y-intercept must be chosen to match the y-value of the given point.

  y = 3

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If you want to see the slope of zero in the slope-intercept form equation, you can write the equation as ...

  y = 0x +3

It is pretty unusual to keep 0 terms in an equation. Usually, they are eliminated when the equation is simplified.