SOLUTION: HELP! Find the equation of the straight line, trough (4,-2) and parallel with 2x+y-5 = 0.

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Question 498148: HELP!
Find the equation of the straight line,
trough (4,-2) and parallel with 2x+y-5 = 0.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Trough or through?

Assuming "through," we first find the slope of the given line, since the line we want will have the same slope. The given line is equivalent to y = -2x - 5, slope is -2. We can write the desired line in point-slope form.

y+2 = -2(x-4)