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Write an equation in standard form that is parallel to -9x=12y+6 but going through a different y-intercept.

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the standard form of a line is in the form Ax + By = C where A is a positive integer, and B, and C are integers.


we have the line -9x=12y+6 and we will write it in slope-intercept form to find the slope


-9x=12y+6


12y+6 = -9x


12y = -9x - 6 divide both sides by 12


y = -(9/12)x - 6/12


y = -(3/4)x - 1/2


the slope m = -3/4 and y-intercept b= -1/2


Since parallel lines have same slopes we have the slope of the line we are looking for.

Also the line is going through a different y-intercept thus its slope-intercept equation will be


y = - (3/4)x + b1, where b1 <> -1/2


the standard form will be


y + (3/4)x = b1 multiply both sides by 4


4y + 3x = 4b1


3x + 4y = 4b1


4b1 <> -1/2


b1 <> -1/8


for example for 4b1=1 one such line is


3x + 4y = 1


Equation of a line in a standard form that is parallel to -9x=12y+6 but going through a different y-intercept is

3x + 4y = b where b<> -1/8.