Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.5 - More on Slope - Exercise Set - Page 225: 1

Answer

The equation of the line in point-slope form is $\left( y-2 \right)=2\left( x-4 \right)$ and slope-intercept form is $y=2x-6$.

Work Step by Step

The slope of the line $y=2x$ is ${{m}_{1}}$ and slope of the line L is ${{m}_{2}}$. From the graph it is clear that there are two lines that are parallel and the equation of one line is $y=2x$ and there is another parallel line passing through $\left( 4,2 \right)$. Consider the equation $y=2x$. The provided equation is in slope-intercept form. So, we compare the equation with the standard equation $y=mx+b$. The slope of the equation $y=2x$ is $2$. So, ${{m}_{1}}=2$ The slope of parallel lines are equal ${{m}_{1}}={{m}_{2}}$. So, ${{m}_{2}}=2$ Label $\left( 4,2 \right)$ as $\left( {{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}} \right)$and apply the point-slope formula: $y-{{y}_{1}}=m\left( x-{{x}_{1}} \right)$ Substitute, $\begin{align} & {{x}_{1}}=4 \\ & {{y}_{1}}=2 \\ & \text{ }m=2 \end{align}$ The obtained equation is: $y-2=2\left( x-4 \right)$ The point-slope form of the equation obtained is $y-2=2\left( x-4 \right)$. Simplify the above equation to obtain the slope intercept form of the equation: $\begin{align} & y-2=2\left( x-4 \right) \\ & y-2=2x-8 \\ & y=2x-6 \end{align}$ The slope intercept form of the equation is $y=2x-6$ where the slope is $2$ and the y-intercept is $\left( 0,-6 \right)$.
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