SOLUTION: What is the equation of a line that is parallel to the line that goes through the points (2,0) and (-2, -8)?

Question 1140796: What is the equation of a line that is parallel to the line that goes through the points (2,0) and (-2, -8)?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, josmiceli:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Same problem, different numbers.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are an infinite number of lines with
the same slope as the line through the
given points. Find that slope

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The general form of a straight line is:

The infinite number of lines will have the form:

where is the y-intercept

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