SOLUTION: Passing through (-2,-7) and parallel to the line whose equation is y = -5x + 4
can you please explain to me a little better my instructor is all over the place.
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Question 265360: Passing through (-2,-7) and parallel to the line whose equation is y = -5x + 4
can you please explain to me a little better my instructor is all over the place. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Passing through (-2,-7) and parallel to the line whose equation is y = -5x + 4
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The given line has a slope = -5
Any line parallel to it must have a slope of -5
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Equation form: y = mx+b
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m = -5 and y = -7 when x = -2.
Solve for "b":
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-7 = -5*-2 + b
-7 = 10 + b
b = -17
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Equation you want:
y = -5x - 17
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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