SOLUTION: Please help me : Find the standard form of the equation of the line that passes through point (1,-4) and is parallel to the line 4x-y=2

Question 549876: Please help me : Find the standard form of the equation of the line that passes through point (1,-4) and is parallel to the line 4x-y=2
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me : Find the standard form of the equation of the line that passes through point (1,-4) and is parallel to the line 4x-y=2
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Solve for "y" to find the slope of the given line:
y = 4x-2
slope = 4
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Form:
y = mx + b
-4 = 4*1+b
b = -8
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Equation:
y = 4x-8
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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