SOLUTION: the line parallel to y = -2x +3 through (-4,3)

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Question 551301: the line parallel to y = -2x +3 through (-4,3)
Answer by TutorDelphia(193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Parallel lines have the same slope.
Our slope is -2
So we know
y=-2x+b
Sub in the two values we know, x=-4 and y=3
3=8+b
b=-5
so our equation is
y=-2x-5