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Write the equation of a line that is parallel to y= -5/4x+7 and that passes through the point (-4,1).

User Outofmind
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Answer: y=-5/4x-4.

Explanation:

User Seungmin
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Answer:

y = -5/4x -4

Explanation:

Since the lines are parallel, you know the slopes are the same and the intercepts are probably different. You can find the required y-intercept (b) by putting the given point into the equation of the slope-intercept form of the line:

y = -5/4x + b . . . . . . the slope, -5/4, is already filled in because we know it

1 = -5/4·(-4) + b

1 -5 = b = -4

Your equation is ...

y = -5/4x -4

Write the equation of a line that is parallel to y= -5/4x+7 and that passes through-example-1
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