SOLUTION: What is the equation of the line passing through (1, 7) and parallel to the line y - -x + 5 in standard form?

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Question 629021: What is the equation of the line passing through (1, 7) and parallel to the line y - -x + 5 in standard form?
Answer by reviewermath(1029) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope of y = -x + 5 is -1. The slope of a parallel line is -1.
Equation of line:
y+-+y%5B1%5D+=+m%28x+-+x%5B1%5D%29
y+-+7+=+-%28x+-+1%29
highlight%28y+=+-x+%2B+8%29