SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line that passes through y=2x-1 and parallel to y=-x.

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Question 870650: Find the equation of the line that passes through y=2x-1 and parallel to y=-x.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Parallel lines have identical slopes.
m=-1
Only parallel lines never intersect.
Lines that don't have the same slope always intersect somewhere so you can choose any non-zero y-intercept for your new line.
highlight%28y=-x%2Bc%29 where c is any non-zero constant.