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What is the equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the point (6, -12) and is parallel to the line represented by y = x + 36 ? 3 F y = -x-16 GY y = X + 16 3 3 H y = -x + 21 2 H y = 21 3 y= 3 =-x-21 2 ​

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Final answer:

The equation in slope-intercept form of the line parallel to y = x + 36 and passes through the point (6, -12) is y = x - 18.

None of the given options is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation in slope-intercept form of a line is y = mx + b, where m represents the slope of the line and b represents the y-intercept.

To find the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y = x + 36 and passes through the point (6, -12), we need to determine the slope of the given line.

The slope of the line y = x + 36 is 1, as the coefficient of x is 1.

Since the line we are looking for is parallel to this line, it will also have a slope of 1.

Now that we have the slope (m = 1), we can substitute the given point (6, -12) and the slope (1) into the slope-intercept form equation to find the y-intercept (b).

Using the point-slope formula: y - y1 = m(x - x1), we substitute the values:

y - (-12) = 1(x - 6)

y + 12 = x - 6

Next, we isolate y to get it in the form y = mx + b:

y = x - 6 - 12

y = x - 18

Therefore, the equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the point (6, -12) and is parallel to the line y = x + 36 is y = x - 18.

None of the answer choices provided match the correct equation, so the correct answer is none of the above.

Your question is incomplete, but most probably the full question was:

What is the equation in slope-intercept form of the line that passes through the point (6, -12) and is parallel to the line represented by y = x + 36 ?

F. y = -x - 16

G. y = x + 16

H. y = -x + 21

I. y = x + 21

J. y= x - 30

K. y=-x- 21

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