Answer:
Explanation:
Only the blue line has a positive slope. So the new line is parallel to the blue line.
Clearly, the blue line goes through the point (0, 3) (this is the y-intercept). Follow this blue line upward and to the right until it intersects the horizontal line at the top of the diagram. We must estimate the x-value of this point of intersection. A good approximation would be 5 1/3.
Now estimate the slope of the blue line. Starting at (0, 3), we move 5 1/3 units to the right (this is the "change in x," or "run") We end up at (5 1/3, 3).
Now, from the horizontal line y = 3 upward to the horizontal line at the very top of the graph, is 5 units. This is the "rise."
Thus, the approximate value of the slope here is
5 5 15
m = rise / run = ---------- = -------------- = ----------- = m
5 1/3 16/3 16