document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=160574>Question 160574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> determine the equation of line that is parallel to y=-2x-2 and has the same y intercept as y=-x+5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First, determine the slope of y=-2x-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the equation is already in the \"slope-intercept\" form y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know that the slope we want to be parallel with is -2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The y-intercept of y=-x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Again, it is already in y=mx+b form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, we know the y-intercept 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Recapping, our new line has:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plugging the above into:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "our new equation is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -2x + 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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