SOLUTION: Write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form passing through (-2, 3) and parallel to the line whose equation is y=-1/2x-4
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Question 987633: Write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form passing through (-2, 3) and parallel to the line whose equation is y=-1/2x-4 Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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The parallel line has the same slope m=-1/2.
Using slope-intercept form:
y=mx+b
y=(-1/2)x+b Substitute the point and solve for b.
3=(-1/2)(-2)+b
3=1+b
2=b
The finished equation:
y=(-1/2)x+2
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