Write the equation of the line parallel to y=-3x+4 that passes through the point (1, 1).

Shervin Ivari asked Oct 6, 2023

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Shervin Ivari asked Oct 6, 2023

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If the line is parallel to:

the we know that the slope is:

Now we can replace the coordinate (1,1) in the line equation to find b so:

$\begin{gathered} y=-3x+b \\ 1=-3(1)+b \\ b=1+3 \\ b=4 \end{gathered}$

So the final equation is:

Hbaderts answered Oct 10, 2023

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