SOLUTION: write n equation of the line contaning the given point and parallel to the given line (6,8); x+4y=3

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Question 238899: write n equation of the line contaning the given point and parallel to the given line

(6,8); x+4y=3

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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write n equation of the line contaning the given point and parallel to the given line
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Find the slope, m, of the line by putting it into slope-intercept form y = mx+b
x+4y=3
y = (-1/4)x + 3/4
m = -1/4
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Parallel lines have the same slope.
Usy y = mx + b to find b using the point.
8 = (-1/4)*6 + b
b = 19/2
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y = (-1/4)x + 19/2