What line would be parallel to y=-3x-4?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-01T23:59:27

$y = -3x$

Given: $y = -3x-4$

Lines that are parallel have the same slope, but not the same $y$ -intercept.

When a line equation is in the form $y = mx + b$ ,

the slope $= m$ and the $y-$ intercept $= (0,b)$ , the point where the line crosses the $y-$ axis.

In the given equation, $m = -3$ . This means any of these lines will be parallel to the given equation:

$y = -3x$

$y = -3x +1$

$y = -3x -6$

etc.