document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132234>Question 1132234</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is an equation of the line that passes through the point (-2,1)and is parallel to the line whose equation is 4x-2y=8?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Every line parallel to the line with equation 4x-2y=8 can be written in the form 4x-2y=C for some constant C.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the equation of that form that passes through (-2,1), substitute those values of x and y in the equation:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(-2)-2(1) = -8-2 = -10<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "An equation of the line you are looking for is 4x-2y = -10. </SPAN>\n" );
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