Question

Please help me, I'm suffering from all of these parallel lines ;9

Only 1 is needed, but doing both would be godly <33

Answer 1

1. y = 4x - 27

2. y = -4x - 15

Explanation:

If two lines are parallel, then they have the same slope. So, the slope of the line we are looking for needs to be 4. We can start by writing a point-slope equation:

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

We can substitute the values we have, the point we are using is (8, 5) because it needs to be on the line:

y - 5 = 4(x - 8)

We can distribute:

y - 5 = 4x - 32

y = 4x - 27

We are not given the slope-intercept form, so we must divide both sides by two to get it:

y = 1/4 x + 8

A perpendicular line has the slope that is the negative reciprocal of the one that is given. So, the slope of the line would be - 4. We can start by writing a point-slope equation:

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

We can substitute the values we have, the point we are using is (-5, 5) because it needs to be on the line:

y - 5 = -4(x + 5)

We can distribute:

y - 5 = -4x - 20

y = -4x - 15