Question

Write an equation of the line passing through the point (8, -5) that is parallel to the line 2x -6y = -3

Answer 1

y=1/3x+10.5

Explanation:

y=mx+b, the equation of the parallel line is y=1/3x+1/2. So we know the slope is 1/3 and all we need is the Y intercept (b). We can find that manually with arithmetic because we know the slope. It turns out to be 10.5