The equation of line q is y=61x−5. Line r, which is parallel to line q, includes the point (6,2). What is the equation of line r?Write the equation in slope-intercept form. Write the numbers in the equation as simplified proper fractions, improper fractions, or integers.
Q. The equation of line q is y=61x−5. Line r, which is parallel to line q, includes the point (6,2). What is the equation of line r?Write the equation in slope-intercept form. Write the numbers in the equation as simplified proper fractions, improper fractions, or integers.
Find slope of line q: Determine the slope of line q. Line q has the equation y=61x−5. The slope of line q is the coefficient of x, which is 61.
Determine slope of line r: Since line r is parallel to line q, it must have the same slope. The slope of line r is therefore also 61.
Use point-slope form: Use the point-slope form to find the equation of line r. The point-slope form of a line is y−y1=m(x−x1), where m is the slope and (x1,y1) is a point on the line. We have the point (6,2) and the slope 61.
Substitute slope and point: Substitute the slope and the point into the point-slope form.Using the point (6,2) and the slope 61, the equation becomes y−2=61(x−6).
Simplify equation: Simplify the equation to get it into slope-intercept form, y=mx+b.y−2=61x−61(6)y−2=61x−1y=61x−1+2y=61x+1
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