How do you write an equation in slope-intercept form for a line that is parallel to the given line y = 1/3x + 5 and passes through the given point(0,-5)?
1 Answer
Explanation:
As you might know, lines that are parallel have the same value at
To get the full equation, there is a formula, but there's also a way if you don't know the formula. Let's do it without the formula first:
Without the formula
Let's write down what we know of our function at the moment:
All we need to know is
It's that easy! The equation is thus:
With the formula
The formula to find the equation of a line through a given point and with a given slope is:
where
In this case, it will be: