SOLUTION: If the line whose equation is y = x + 2k passes through point (3, -5) , then k =?

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Question 979239: If the line whose equation is y = x + 2k passes through point (3, -5) , then k =?
Answer by ikleyn(52802) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the line whose equation is  y = x + 2k  passes through point  (3, -5),  it means that the  x- and  y-coordinates of the point satisfy the given equation.

Substitute the coordinates into the equation.  You will get
-5 = 3 + 2k.

It implies that  2k = -5 -3 = -8.

Hence,  k = -4.