SOLUTION: Put in slope intercept form if possible. Through (-9,-2) parallel to 5x+2y=-39

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Question 817494: Put in slope intercept form if possible.
Through (-9,-2) parallel to 5x+2y=-39
Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
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First find the slope by solving for y
5x+2y=-39
Subtract 5x from each side
2y = -5x -39
Divide each side by 2
y = -5x/2 -39/2
y = (-5/2)x -39/2
Use the template y = mx + b and the point (-9,-2)
-2 = (-5/2)(-9) + b
-2 = 45/2 + b
Subtract 45/2 from each side
-2 -45/2 = b
-4/2 -45/2 = b
-49/2 = b
So our equation is
y+=+%28-5%2F2%29x+-49%2F2