SOLUTION: what is an equation of the line that passes through points (-4,-1) and is parrellel to the line x+y=6

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Question 1204125: what is an equation of the line that passes through points (-4,-1) and is parrellel to the line x+y=6
Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
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For parallel to x+y=6, you can keep the left member the same, but the constant on the right member will need to be by substitution, -4%2B%28-1%29=-5.
So the equation would be highlight%28x%2By=-5%29.