SOLUTION: What is the equation of a line that passes through the point (-3,-11) and is parallel to the line whose equation is 2x-y = 4
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Question 949676: What is the equation of a line that passes through the point (-3,-11) and is parallel to the line whose equation is 2x-y = 4 Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2x-y=4 Put in slope intercept form:y=mx+b: Add y to each side
2x=4+y Subtract 4 from each side
2x-4=y Our slope (m) must be the same for a parallel line
y=2x+b We are given an x and y for our line: (-3,-11}
-11=2(-3)+ b
-11=-6 + b Add 6 to each side.
-5=b
So m=2, and b=-5
y=mx+b
y=2x-5 ANSWER Equation for the parallel line through (-3,-11) is y=2x-5 (or 2x-y=5).
