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Through (4, -1) parallel to y=x+2

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We will have the following:

We will have that the line that passes through (4, -1) and is parallel tp y = x +2 will be:

First, we remember that the slope of the perpendicular line is given by:


m_2=-(1)/(m_1)

So:


m_2=-(1)/(1)\Rightarrow m_2=-1

Now, we replace this information in the general equation of the line:


y-y_1=m(x-x_1)

That is:


\begin{gathered} y-(-1)=-1(x-4)\Rightarrow y+1=-x+4 \\ \\ \Rightarrow y=-x+3 \end{gathered}

This can be seeing as follows:

Through (4, -1) parallel to y=x+2-example-1
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