Answer (this one's written in slope-intercept form):
[tex]y= \frac{3}{5}x -3[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
1) Lines that are parallel to each other have the same slope. The line [tex]y=\frac{3}{5} x-8[/tex] is in slope intercept form, or [tex]y = mx + b[/tex] form, and the number in place of [tex]m[/tex] represents the slope. Knowing this, it looks like [tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] is in the place of the [tex]m[/tex] in that equation, so [tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] is the slope - and the slope we need to use for the answer, too.
2) Once you know a point that the line must pass through and a slope, you can write an equation with point-slope form, or [tex]y-y_1 = m (x - x_1)[/tex]. [tex]m[/tex] is the slope and [tex]x_1[/tex] and [tex]y_1[/tex] are the x and y values of the point it must pass through. So, substitute [tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] for [tex]m[/tex], 0 for [tex]x_1[/tex], and -3 for [tex]y_1[/tex]. Simplify and isolate y to put it in slope-intercept form:
[tex]y-(-3) = \frac{3}{5} (x - 0) \\y + 3 = \frac{3}{5} x - 0 \\y = \frac{3}{5} x - 3[/tex]
3) Thus, [tex]y = \frac{3}{5} x - 3\\[/tex] is the answer. It's written in slope-intercept form.
