SOLUTION: write the equation of line passing through (-2,4) that is parallel to the line y=1/2x-2
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Question 640472: write the equation of line passing through (-2,4) that is parallel to the line y=1/2x-2
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Please note that you cannot write "the" equation of any line. You can only write "an" equation of a line. In the first place, you could just substitute the values in the point-slope form and have an equation of the desired line, or you could solve for 
to put it into slope-intercept form, or you could rearrange it into standard form, namely 
. Furthermore, for a given 
, 
, and 
, 
where 
describes a set of equations with an infinite number of elements, each of which graphs to the same line in 
.
First determine the slope of the graph represented by the given equation. This equation is in slope-intercept form, so the slope is equal to the coefficient on 
.
Next, determine the slope of the desired line using:
Use the point-slope form of an equation representing a straight line graph.
 )
where )
are the coordinates of the given point and 
is the determined slope.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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