document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=671467>Question 671467</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the equation of a line passing through (-4,3) and is parallel to the line y=-2x + 5. Please show all calculations. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope is -2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using (-4, 3) and the slope of -2, find b, the y-intercept of the parallel line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = -2(-4) + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = 8 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3 - 8 = -5<BR>\n" );
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