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| Question 386269:  Find the equation of a line passing through the point (- 2, - 4) and parallel to the line 2x + 3y = 24.
 Answer by mananth(16946)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the equation of a line passing through the point (- 2, - 4) and parallel to the line 2x + 3y = 24. ....
 (- 2, - 4) and parallel to the line
 2x + 3y = 24
 3y=-2x+24
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 y=(-2x/3)+8
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 slope m = (-2/3)
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 Parallel line will have same slope = (-2/3)
 find b
 y= mx+b
 (-2,-4) m=(-2/3)
 plug these values
 -4=(-2/3)*-2 +b
 -4=4/3+b
 b=-4-4/3
 b=(-16/3)
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 equation  is
 y=(-2/3)x-16/3
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 m.ananth@hotmail.ca
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