SOLUTION: Find an equation for a line parallel to 4x + 5y + 2 = 0, with an x-intercept of 5.

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Question 942949: Find an equation for a line parallel to 4x + 5y + 2 = 0, with an x-intercept of 5.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The coefficients for x and y would be the same as in the given equation.

4x%2B5y%2Br=0
4x=-5y-r
x intercept for y=0.
4x=-5%2A0-r
4x=0-r
x=-r%2F4------the x-intercept, and you want this to be 5.

-r%2F4=5
highlight%28r=-5%2F4%29

The equation in the form you started with would be highlight%284x%2B5y-5%2F4=0%29.