SOLUTION: given the equation of the line y+1=-(x-2) find the x-coordinate of the point on this line having a y-coordinate of -1

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Question 1027399: given the equation of the line y+1=-(x-2) find the x-coordinate of the point on this line having a y-coordinate of -1
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Just plug the value in for y and solve for x...so from
y+1=-(x-2)
we plug in -1 for the y and get
-1 + 1 = -(x-2)
0 = -(x-2)
x = 2