SOLUTION: find equation of a line passing through -1,1 and parallel to y=-4/9x-3

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Question 809287: find equation of a line passing through -1,1 and parallel to y=-4/9x-3
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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y=mx+b
-4/9=m
1=-4/9*(-1)+b
1=4/9+b
5/9=b
slope intercept form
y=-4/9x+5/9
in standard form
9y=-4x+5
4x+9y-5=0