Finding the equation of a parallel line

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Resources on this page:
Video going through an SBD question | Key points

P1.5E Q6 - the answer is at the bottom of this page

Remember: productive practice is perfect preparation

• Once you have seen and understood how to do the question then do it yourself
• If you used help then after a few days retry the question without help

Key Points

You need to be able to:

• Understand and use both ways of writing a line equation
• Remember parallel lines have the same gradient - only the constant changes

In your working, use the form of line equation you are most familiar with (e.g. y = mx + c)

Answer to the textbook question at the top of this page