SOLUTION: this is parallel to y=-3x+2, but passes through the point (1,-2)

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Question 128888: this is parallel to y=-3x+2, but passes through the point (1,-2)
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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Y=-3X+2 (RED LINE) HAS A SLOPE OF -3 PASSING THROUGH (1,-2) IS:
-2=-3*1+b
-2=-3+b
b=-2+3
b=1 THUS THE EQUATION IS:
Y=-3X+1 (GREEN LINE).
+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-3x+%2B2%2C+-3x+%2B1%29+ (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions -3x +2 and -3x +1).