document.write( "Question 633411: Find the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line through the point (-1, 2), parallel to the line –4x – 9y = -7 \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Using the standard slope-intercept form for an equation of a line y = mx + b  where m is the slope and b the y-intercept.
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document.write( "Line through the point (-1, 2), parallel to the line –4x – 9y = -7 OR 
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document.write( " y = (-4/9)x + b
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document.write( " 2 = (-4/9)·-1 + b   |Using ordered pair (x,y):(-1,2)  to solve for b
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document.write( " 14/9 = b
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document.write( " y = (-4/9)x + 14/9 \n" );
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