SOLUTION: Find a value for K so that the line through (4,K) and (-2,-1) is parallel to y=-2x+3/2.

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Question 359907: Find a value for K so that the line through (4,K) and (-2,-1) is parallel to y=-2x+3/2.
Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slope must have slope 2.(Why?) Then we must solve the equation
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