SOLUTION: A line passing through (4, 20) and (6, y) is parallel to a line with slope –7. What is the value of y?
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Question 111435: A line passing through (4, 20) and (6, y) is parallel to a line with slope –7. What is the value of y?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given slope formula
Plug in the given info
Subtract
Multiply both sides by 2
Add 20 to both sides
So our answer is
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