SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line in slope-intercept form given the following information: the king (5,-1) is on the parallel line and is parallel to -5x+2y=9.

Question 1046796: Find the equation of the line in slope-intercept form given the following information: the king (5,-1) is on the parallel line and is parallel to -5x+2y=9.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line is
where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.
-5x+2y=9
y = (5/2)x + 9/2 Green
m = (5/2) Parallel Lines have equal slopes
P(5,-1) on the other Line
***Using point-slope form,
y+1 = (5/2)(x - 5)
y = (5/2)x - 1 - 25/2
y = (5/2)x -27/2 Blue

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