Purchase Solution

Equation of a straight line in slope - intercept form

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Find the equation of the line. Write your answer in slope - intercept form

The line is parallel to -3x + 2y = 9 and contains the point (-2, 1)

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

Equation of a straight line in slope - intercept form is found out.

Solution Preview

The line is parallel to -3x + 2y = 9 and contains the point (-2, 1)
Slope of line -3x + 2y = 9 :
-3x + 2y = 9 can be written as
2y = 3x + 9
or y = ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Graphs and Functions

This quiz helps you easily identify a function and test your understanding of ranges, domains , function inverses and transformations.

Exponential Expressions

In this quiz, you will have a chance to practice basic terminology of exponential expressions and how to evaluate them.

Geometry - Real Life Application Problems

Understanding of how geometry applies to in real-world contexts

Multiplying Complex Numbers

This is a short quiz to check your understanding of multiplication of complex numbers in rectangular form.

Solving quadratic inequalities

This quiz test you on how well you are familiar with solving quadratic inequalities.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • slop and intercept of straight line and its graph

    In the above equation y = mx + b, m is the slope, b is the y-intercept. so the slope is -2/3, y-intercept is 16/3. Usually, we use x- and y-intercept to graph a straight line.

  • Business Calculus and Y-Intercept

    197205 Business Calculus and Y-Intercept Find the slope and the y- intercept of the following line 7y-8x-2=0 Find the slope and the y- intercept of the following line 7y-8x-2=0 A straight line can be represented by an equation of y = mx + b, where

  • Find the Equation of a Line Given X- and Y-Intercepts.

    is called the slope-intercept form for a line.

  • Equations

    Write the equation in slope-intercept form. 3.Determine the equation of the line through the points (4, 0) and (-3, -5). Write the equation in slope-intercept form. 4.After 2 minutes on a treadmill , Jenny has a heart rate of 82.

  • Equations of a Straight Line

    Write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form. y=(1/2)x+1 6. Use the plot to find the value of y when x=4. Verify that value using the equation of the line. From the plot, we estimate the value of y when x=4 is 3.

  • Graphing and finding slopes, intercepts

    Find the slope and y-intercept for each line Y= -x+5 28. 3x+5y+10=0 To find the slope and intercept, you rearrange the equation so that it is in the form: When the equation is in this form, is the slope of the line and is the y-intercept.

  • algebra: intercepts and parallel lines

    Plugging thse numbers into the Point-Slope form of a line gives us: , which may be simplified to our final answer: , in slope-intercept form. 4.

  • straight line equation and its graph

    Write the equation in slope intercept form. d.) What is the slope of the line? e.) What does the slope tell you? 13. Write each equation in slope intercept form: 2x + 3y = 90 Please see the attached file for graphs and detailed solution.

  • Slope Intercept Equation

    586722 Write equation for slope intercept Find the slope intercept equation of the line passing through (1,2) with a slope of m = 3.

View More Related Solutions