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Write and equation parrallel to y=-5/2x+9 that passes through the point (-6,7).
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Write and equation parrallel to y=-5/2x+9 that passes through the
point (-6,7).

User Pockata
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to be parallel, gradients are the same!
so the gradient is -5/2.
y=-5/2x +c
substitute the points youve been givrn into this to find c!
7=-5/2 (-6) +c
7=15 +c
c must equal -7
y=-5/2x -7
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