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Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that passes through and is parallel to the line described by y = 2x +3

Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that passes through and is-example-1
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Hello there. To solve this question, we'll need to remember some properties about equation of lines.

First, a line in slope-intercept form has the equation y = ax + b, for some a, b constants. The constant a is called the slope of the line, while b is the intercept of the y-axis.

When two lines are parallel, they share the same slope, in this case, a.

We want to find a line that passes through the point (0, 4) and is parallel to the line described by y = 3x - 7.

With the first information, we plug in x = 0 and y = 4 in the equation of a line of the form y = ax + b

4 = a * 0 + b

Multiplying the terms, we have:

4 = b

So we know the line we're looking for have the form y = ax + 4

Now, remember that if two lines are parallel, they share the same leading coefficient. Therefore, a must be equal to 3.

The equation of this line in slope-intercept form will be:


y=3x+4

You can see those lines in the image I'll upload:

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