SOLUTION: Write an equation for the line parallel to the line 2y=-2 through the point (6,-1).

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Question 401625: Write an equation for the line parallel to the line 2y=-2 through the point (6,-1).

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the slope of the line
2y+=+-2
divide both side by 2
y+=+-1
If you have trouble picturing this line, think of it
as saying: "No matter where I go on this line, y never
changes: it is always -1"
It has to be a horizontal line that cuts the y-axis at y+=+-1
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Now you want a line that is horizontal (y never changes)
through the point (6,-1). This is (x,y), so y+=+-1
The answer is the given point is already on the line y+=+-1.