SOLUTION: write an equation for a line parallel to y= -5x + 1 and passes through the point (4,-22)
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Question 1062048: write an equation for a line parallel to y= -5x + 1 and passes through the point (4,-22)
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
parallel lines have the same slope, so the slope of the line needed is -5.
point slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1), where (x1,y1) is the point and m the slope
y-(-22)=-5(x-4)
y+22=-5x+20
y=-5x-2
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