SOLUTION: give the linear function for the line parallel to f(x)=7 and passing through (4,-1)

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Question 883937: give the linear function for the line parallel to f(x)=7 and passing through (4,-1)
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
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f(x)=7 is a horizontal line.
Line f(x)=-1 is parallel and passes through (4,-1)

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source):
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f(x)=7 is the same as f(x)=0x+7

That has a slope of 0.

Anything parallel to this line will also have a slope of 0.

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y = mx + b

y = 0x + b

y = b

This equation must go through (4,-1). So that means b must be equal to -1 to force the y coordinate of each point to be -1.

So the final answer is f(x) = -1