SOLUTION: Can you help me solve this: The line tha tis parallel to x-2y+7+0 and contains (-4,0).

Question 126008: Can you help me solve this: The line tha tis parallel to x-2y+7+0 and contains (-4,0).
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When a straight line equation is in the form
the slope of the line is , so the 1st step is to get the
equation in that form

The slope is
Any line parallel to this line will also have
I'll start with I know what is

This line goes through (-4,0), so I'll plug this into equation

Now I know and
answer
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