Thread: Is this right? Graphing an Equation

I have a fairly good concept of how to solve for y, at least I think I do.
I have this equation and I would like to know if I solved it correctly.
Thank you for any help, I have rarely seen the y like this.

y-3x= -2 and 6x-2y= 4
I am supposed to graph these and then determine if they are parallel, intersect, or if they are the same line.

I have this:

y=3x-2 and y= -3x-2
I have determined that they do intersect, and meet at the point (0,-2)
Is this right?

Thanks,
Anna

Originally Posted by BeachLover

I have a fairly good concept of how to solve for y, at least I think I do.
I have this equation and I would like to know if I solved it correctly.
Thank you for any help, I have rarely seen the y like this.

y-3x= -2 and 6x-2y= 4
I am supposed to graph these and then determine if they are parallel, intersect, or if they are the same line.

I have this:

y=3x-2 and y= -3x-2
I have determined that they do intersect, and meet at the point (0,-2)
Is this right?

Thanks,
Anna

An equation for the linear line is where are the variables, is the gradient (slope) and is the -intercept (where it crosses -axis).


Which is the solution that you got.



You had a sign error here.

Both lines are the same, with a gradient of and a y-intercept of .

AH!!
I see where I messed up.
Thank you so much!!