SOLUTION: Please solve and show work. Thank you. Find an equation in the slope intercept form for the line that passes through (-5, -7) and is parallel to -7 x+ 9y = -37. Thank you.

Question 976109: Please solve and show work. Thank you.
Find an equation in the slope intercept form for the line that passes through (-5, -7) and is parallel to -7 x+ 9y = -37.
Thank you.
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, rfer:
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
parallel lines have same slope
First equation is 9y=7x-37
y=(7x/9)-(37/9)
second equation has same slope
y-y1=(7/9)(x-x1) by point slope formula
y+7=(7/9)((x+5)=(7x/9)+(35/9)
y=(7x/9)-(14/9)

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y=7/9x-3
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