SOLUTION: Please help me solve passing through (-2,-7) and parellel to the line whose equation is y = -5x + 4.

Question 669955: Please help me solve passing through (-2,-7) and parellel to the line whose equation is y = -5x + 4.
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Parallel lines have the same slope
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has a slope of -5
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Using (-2, -7) and slope, solve for b, y-intercept
-7 = -5(-2) + b
b = -7 - 10 = -17
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is the parallel line
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