SOLUTION: Write in slope-intercept form the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y = -4x + 1 and passes through the point (2,-1).

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Question 308482: Write in slope-intercept form the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y = -4x + 1 and passes through the point (2,-1).
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Parallel lines have identical slopes.
So it will be of the form,
y=-4x%2Bb
Use the point to solve for b.
-1=-4%282%29%2Bb
-8%2Bb=-1
b=7
So then,
highlight%28y=-4x%2B7%29