document.write( "Question 86287: I need help with this problem: Find the equation of a line that passes parallel through(-2,4) and has a slope of -5. \n" ); document.write( "

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Parallel lines alwyas have the same slope, so you're looking for a line with a slope of -5 and going through (-2 , 4):
\n" ); document.write( "y = -5x + b
\n" ); document.write( "Plug in the given coordinates (-2 , 4) to determine the appropriate value of b:
\n" ); document.write( "4 = -5(-2) + b
\n" ); document.write( "4 = 10 + b
\n" ); document.write( "4 - 10 = b
\n" ); document.write( "-6 = b
\n" ); document.write( "Equation is y = -5x - 6 \n" ); document.write( "

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