SOLUTION: Please help me solve passing through (-2,-7) and parellel to the line whose equation is y = -5x + 4.

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Question 669955: Please help me solve passing through (-2,-7) and parellel to the line whose equation is y = -5x + 4.
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Parallel lines have the same slope
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highlight_green%28y+=+-5x%2B4%29 has a slope of -5
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Using (-2, -7) and slope, solve for b, y-intercept
-7 = -5(-2) + b
b = -7 - 10 = -17
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highlight%28y=-5x-17%29 is the parallel line
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graph%28300%2C200%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2C-5x-17%2C-5x%2B4%29
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