SOLUTION: A line passing through (4, 20) and (6, y) is parallel to a line with slope �7. What is the value of y?

Question 123836: 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 solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the line passing through (4, 20) and (6, y) is parallel to a line with slope -7, then the line itself must have a slope of -7 because parallel lines have equal slopes.

If you have two points, you can calculate the slope by , so:

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