SOLUTION: Find an equation of the line that passes through the point (-1,3) and is parallel to the line passing through the points (-2,-3) and (2,5).

Question 319019: Find an equation of the line that passes through the point (-1,3) and is parallel to the line passing through the points (-2,-3) and (2,5).
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First find the line.
The formula for the slope of a line is,

Parallel lines have identical slopes.

Use the point (-1,3) to solve for b.

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Parallel Line

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I inadvertently solved for the perpendicular line first and then realized that you were looking for a parallel line.
Here's how to do it if you're looking for a line perpendicular to your original line that goes through (-1,3).
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Perpendicular lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals,

The slope of the second line is

Use the point (-1,3) to solve for b.

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Perpendicular Line

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