SOLUTION: Write the equation in slope intercept form that is parallel to y=2x+5 & contains the point 3,-8

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Question 672124: Write the equation in slope intercept form that is parallel to y=2x+5 & contains the point 3,-8
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write the equation in slope intercept form that is parallel to y=2x+5 & contains the point 3,-8
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The given line has slope = 2.
Any line parallel to it must have slope = 2.
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Form: y = mx + b
You have y = -8 when x = 3 and m = 2
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Solve for "b":
-8 = 2*3 + b
b = -14
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Equation:
y = 2x -14
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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