SOLUTION: Given the line y= -5x+4 how do you find a line parallel through the point the point (-10, 3).

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Question 664107: Given the line y= -5x+4 how do you find a line parallel through the point the point (-10, 3).
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=-5x+4
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A parallel line will have the same slope of -5.
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(-10,3) where -10 is x and 3 is y
plug in to find intercept, b
3=-5(-10) + b
intercept would be
b = 3 -50 = -47
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y=-5x-47
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