Question

Write an equation in slope-intercept form that goes through the point (5, -3) and is parallel to y = 3x - 1.

Answer 1

`y = 3x -18`

Explanation:

For this case we have this point given (5,-3) and we want to create an slope intercept formula given by:

`y = mx +b`

And this equation needs to be parallel to y= 3x-1 so then the slope needs to be equal m =3 and then we can use the point given to find the intercept b like this:

`-3 = 3*5 +b`

`b = 3-15=-18`

And the formula for the slope would be given by:

`y = 3x -18`