Higher

Write the equation of a straight line if parallel to a line and passing through any point

Higher

Write the equation of a straight line if parallel to a line and passing through any point

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will investigate how to calculate the equation of a straight line that is parallel to an existing line, and passes through a known coordinate.

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4 Questions

Q1.
1. Which of these lines is parallel to y = 3π‘₯ + 4?
A
B
Correct answer: C
D
Q2.
2. Which of these lines is parallel to y = 3π‘₯ + 4 and passes through (0, 8)?
Correct answer: A
B
C
D
Q3.
3. Which of these lines is parallel to 2y = βˆ’6π‘₯ + 2?
A
Correct answer: B
C
D
Q4.
4. Which of these lines is parallel to 2y = βˆ’6π‘₯ + 4 and passes through (0, 1)?
A
B
C
Correct answer: D

4 Questions

Q1.
1. Which of these lines is parallel to y = βˆ’2π‘₯ + 5?
A
B
Correct answer: C
D
Q2.
2. Which of these lines is parallel to y = βˆ’2π‘₯ + 5 and passes through (3, 2)?
A
Correct answer: B
C
D
Q3.
3. Which of these lines is parallel to 4y = 6π‘₯ + 9?
A
B
Correct answer: C
D
Q4.
4. Which of these lines is parallel to 4y = 6π‘₯ + 9 and passes through (8, 5)?
Correct answer: A
B
C
D

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Straight Line Graphs 2 (Parallel Lines)