SOLUTION: Find an equation of a line containing the point (4,-3) and parallel to the line y = -x + 5.

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Question 1170737: Find an equation of a line containing the point (4,-3) and parallel to the line y = -x + 5.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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Parallel lines have same slope, and this line has slope -1.
point-slope y-y1=m(x-x1) m slope and (x1, y1) point
y+3=-1(x-4)
y+3=-x+4
y=-x+1