Answer:
D. y = 2x - 2
Step-by-step explanation:
1) First, find the slope of the given line. Place it in slope-intercept form to identify its slope easily. Isolate the y in the equation:
[tex]2y-4x = 1\\2y = 4x+1\\y = 2x+\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
A line placed in slope-intercept form is represented by the formula [tex]y = mx + b[/tex]. The [tex]m[/tex], or the coefficient of the x-term, represents the slope. Thus, the slope of this line is 2.
2) Lines that are parallel share the same slope. So, the slope of the parallel line will have 2 as its slope as well.
We now have enough information to write the equation of the line in point-slope form. From there, we can convert it to slope-intercept form and find out which option is correct.
Use the point-slope formula [tex]y-y_1 = m (x-x_1)[/tex] and substitute values for [tex]m[/tex], [tex]x_1[/tex], and [tex]y_1[/tex]. Since [tex]m[/tex] represents the slope of the line, substitute 2 in its place. Since [tex]x_1[/tex] and [tex]y_1[/tex] represent the x and y values of a point the line intersects, substitute the x and y values of (4,6) into the formula as well. Then, with the resulting equation, isolate y like before to find which option is correct:
[tex]y-6 = 2(x-4)\\y-6 = 2x-8\\y = 2x-2[/tex]
So, option D is correct.
