document.write( "Question 548521: Find an equation of the line parallel to the graph of 4x+2y=8 and containing the ordered pair (-1,5) \n" ); document.write( "
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4 x + 2 y = 8
\n" ); document.write( "Find the slope of this line
\n" ); document.write( "make y the subject
\n" ); document.write( "2 y = -4 x + 8
\n" ); document.write( "Divide by 2
\n" ); document.write( " y = -2 x + 4
\n" ); document.write( "Compare this equation with y=mx+b
\n" ); document.write( "slope m = -2
\n" ); document.write( "The slope of a line parallel to the above line will be the same
\n" ); document.write( "The slope of the required line will be -2
\n" ); document.write( "m= -2 ,point (-1,5)
\n" ); document.write( "Find b by plugging the values of m & the point in
\n" ); document.write( "y=mx+b
\n" ); document.write( "5 = 2 + b
\n" ); document.write( "b= 3
\n" ); document.write( "m= -2
\n" ); document.write( "Plug value of the slope and b in y = mx +b
\n" ); document.write( "The required equation is y=-2x+ 3 \r
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