SOLUTION: The equation of a line is y= -4x+1. WHat is the equation of the line that is parallel to the first line and passes through (-2,-1)

SOLUTION: The equation of a line is y= -4x+1. WHat is the equation of the line that is parallel to the first line and passes through (-2,-1)

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Question 1073748: The equation of a line is y= -4x+1. WHat is the equation of the line that is parallel to the first line and passes through (-2,-1)

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Parallel lines have identical slopes.

So using the point-slope form,

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