document.write( "Question 294441: Please find an equation of the line meeting the specified conditions. Please write your final answer in slope-intercept form.\r
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document.write( "Containing the point (0, -8) and parallel to -5x + y = 7 \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #212346 by checkley77(12844)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (0, -8) and parallel to \n" ); document.write( "-5x + y = 7 \n" ); document.write( "y=5x+7 (red line) \n" ); document.write( " this line has a slope=5 thus any parallel line will also havwe a slope 5. \n" ); document.write( "-8=5*0+b \n" ); document.write( "-8=b \n" ); document.write( "b=-8 the Y intercept. \n" ); document.write( "y=5x-8 (green line) \n" ); document.write( " |