SOLUTION: Write in slope-intercept form the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y = -4x + 1 and passes through the point (2,-1).

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Question 308482: Write in slope-intercept form the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y = -4x + 1 and passes through the point (2,-1).
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Parallel lines have identical slopes.
So it will be of the form,

Use the point to solve for b.



So then,


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