document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=157173>Question 157173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of the line that passes through the point (-1,7) and is parallel to the line y=-2x-1? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If it's parallel, it has the same slope.  y=-2x-1 is in the slope-intercept form, y=mx+b, where m is the slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the slope is -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is the given point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-7 = -2*(x - (-1))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-7 = -2*(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-7 = -2x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x+5 (slope-intercept form)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + y = 5 (standard form)<BR>\n" );
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