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Consider the line that passes through the point P(4, - 2) and is parallel to the line - 3x - 4y = 2 Write the point-slope equation of the line. Use exact values.

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Answer:

y +2 = -3/4(x -4)

Explanation:

A line parallel to ...

ax +by = c

through point (h, k) can have the equation ...

a(x -h) +b(y -k) = 0

It is pretty simple to put this into point-slope form:

b(y -k) = -a(x -h) . . . . . subtract the x-term

y -k = (-a/b)(x -h) . . . . divide by b

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We have ...

a = -3, b = -4, (h, k) = (4, -2)

so the point-slope form equation is ...

y -(-2) = (-(-3)/(-4))(x -4)

y +2 = -3/4(x -4)

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