SOLUTION: assignment reads: determine equation of the line described. Put answers in the slope-intercept form if possible: Through(8,1), parallel to -8x + 3y = -43

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Question 182627: assignment reads: determine equation of the line described. Put answers in the slope-intercept form if possible:
Through(8,1), parallel to -8x + 3y = -43
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Step 1: Determine the slope of the line represented by the given equation. Solve the given equation for y. Then the slope, m, will be the resulting coefficient on x.

Step 2: Parallel lines have equal slopes. That is to say:



So, using the given point and the value of m determined in step 1, use the point-slope form of the equation of a line to develop your desired equation.

so:

becomes



Solve for y to put your final equation in slope-intercept form. You should notice that your answer will differ from the results of step 1 by only the value of the constant term.

John