SOLUTION: given the equation of the line y+1=-(x-2) find the x-coordinate of the point on this line having a y-coordinate of -1
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Question 761509: given the equation of the line y+1=-(x-2) find the x-coordinate of the point on this line having a y-coordinate of -1
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y+1=-(x-2)
-1+1=-(x-2) ... plug in y = -1 and solve for x
0=-(x-2)
0=-x+2
0-2=-x
-2=-x
-x = -2
x = -2/(-1)
x = 2
Answer: x = 2
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