SOLUTION: write an equation of a line that passes through ( -5, 4) and )3, -2)
Write and equation of the line passing through the point (0, 6) and parallel to the line y= 2x-5
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Write and equation of the line passing through the point (0, 6) and parallel to the line y= 2x-5
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Question 274252: write an equation of a line that passes through ( -5, 4) and )3, -2)
Write and equation of the line passing through the point (0, 6) and parallel to the line y= 2x-5 Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
In either problem, use the point-slope form of the equation of a line.
where are the coordinates of a given point and is the slope of the desired line.
In the first problem, you will have to compute the slope from the coordinates of the two given points, thus:
where and are the coordinates of the given points.
In the second problem, you can determine the slope of the desired line because the desired line is presented in slope-intercept form. The slope is the value of the coefficient on . Furthermore, parallel lines have equal slopes, that is to say:
