SOLUTION: given the equation of the line y+1=-(x-2) find the x-coordinate of the point on this line having a y-coordinate of -1

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Question 761509: given the equation of the line y+1=-(x-2) find the x-coordinate of the point on this line having a y-coordinate of -1
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y+1=-(x-2)

-1+1=-(x-2) ... plug in y = -1 and solve for x

0=-(x-2)

0=-x+2

0-2=-x

-2=-x

-x = -2

x = -2/(-1)

x = 2

Answer: x = 2