SOLUTION: find an equasion for the line that satisfies the given condition:
(-2,4) parallel to the line that contains (1,2) and (3,8)
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Question 359113: find an equasion for the line that satisfies the given condition:
(-2,4) parallel to the line that contains (1,2) and (3,8)
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I just did this one for you, but here it is again in case you missed it.
You can't do exactly what you ask. You asked for the equation for a line, but since there are an infinite number of equivalent representations of any given line in equation form, the best you can do is write an equation of the line that fits the given criteria. Equation is spelled with a "t" not an "s"
Use the slope formula to calculate the slope of the line that contains and .
where and are the coordinates of the given points.
Since
Which is to say parallel lines have identical slopes, by calculating the slope of the line through and , you now know the slope of the desired line.
Use the point-slope form of an equation of a line:
where are the coordinates of the given point and is the calculated slope.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
