SOLUTION: Write the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y = -x + 3 and contains the point (4,1).

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Question 1061902: Write the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y = -x + 3 and contains the point (4,1).
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A similar problem.
Parallel lines have the same slope, makes it siimpler.
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Perpendicular to y=-4x+1 passes through (-8,1)
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Find the slope of y = -4x + 1
call it m1
(Hint: in the form y = mx + b, m is the slope)
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The slope of lines perpendicular is the negative inverse, = -1/mi
Call that m2.
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y - y1 = m2*(x - x1) where (x1,y1) is the point.