SOLUTION: Find the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints (-8,4) and (-2,-6) Find the equation of a line in slope intercept form that has a slope of -5 and passes through the point (

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Question 1199019: Find the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints (-8,4) and (-2,-6)
Find the equation of a line in slope intercept form that has a slope of -5 and passes through the point (4,-1)
Find the equation of a line in standard form that passes through the point (1,2) and is parallel to the line y=3x+8

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Find the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints (-8,4) and (-2,-6)
Find the equation of a line in slope intercept form that has a slope of -5 and passes through the point (4,-1)
Find the equation of a line in standard form that passes through the point (1,2) and is parallel to the line y=3x+8
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Three separate questions. Only giving some help with the second question.

Equation for line with slope -5 and passing through (4,-1).
Using point slope form, y-%28-1%29=-5%28x-4%29; and YOU do what you need to put into slope-intercept form.


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y=-5x%2B19