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Question 262926: I don't understand how to do this question:
Write the equation of the line that passes through the given point and is parallel to the given line. Give the answer in slope-intercept form. (-7,4) y+5x =-11
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Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write the equation of the line that passes through the given point and is parallel to the given line. Give the answer in slope-intercept form. (-7,4) y+5x =-11
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First, determine the slope of the "given line":
y+5x =-11
y = -5x-11
Because the above is in the "slope-intercept" form we see that the slope is -5.
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For two lines to be parallel, they must have the same slope.
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Therefore, our new line has a slope of -5 and passes through (-7,4).
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Use the "point-slope" form:
y-y1 = m(x-x1)
y-4 = -5(x-(-7))
y-4 = -5(x+7)
y-4 = -5x-35
y = -5x-31 (this is what they're looking for)

Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write the equation of the line that passes through the given point and is parallel to the given line. Give the answer in slope-intercept form. (-7,4) y+5x =-11
The slope-intercept form of a line is:
y = m*x + b where m is the slope of the line and b is the value of y where the line crosses the y axis (that is when x=0).
If we take the line y + 5*x = -11 and rewrite it in slope-intercept form we have:
y = -5x - 11
In this form we can see the slope of the line is -5.
Any line parallel to this line must also have a slope of -5 so the equation of the parallel line looks like:
y = -5x + b
We still need to find the value of b. Since we are told the point (-7,4) is on the line we can substitute -7 for x and 4 for y in the equation above and get:
4 = -5*-7 + b
b = 39
So the equation of the parallel line is:
y = -5x + 39