SOLUTION: Y=1/4x-2;(8,-1) write the equation of a line parallel to the given line but passing through the given point

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Question 760933: Y=1/4x-2;(8,-1) write the equation of a line parallel to the given line but passing through the given point

Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope of the given line is
The slope of the parallel line is
The equation of the line
Since line passes through the point (8,-1), substitute into the formula ,


the equation of the line that is parallel to line

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