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Write an equation basing through the boing and parallel (-2,3);y=x+4

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Answer:

y = x + 5

Explanation:

The given equation, y = x +4, is a linear equation written in slope-intercept form y = mx + b, where 'm' = slope and 'b' = y-intercept. In this case, since we do not see an actual coefficient in front of the 'x', then we assume the slope = 1. Parallel lines have the same slope, so our new equation must also have a slope = 1. Since our new line passes through the point (-2, 3), we can use x = -2 and y = 3 to fill in our other variables in slope-intercept form and solve for 'b': y = mx + b or 3 = (1)(-2) + b. Using inverse operations, we add 2 to both sides: 3 +2 = -2 +2 +b and get b = 5. Since slope (m) = 0 and b = 5, then our new equation is y = x + 5.

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