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PLEASE HELP ITS MATH

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Answer:

y = 4x + 3

Explanation:

as the line is parallel to the given equation, the gradient (4x) must stay the same, and as it must pass through the point (-2, -5), we can solve for the y intercept:

to calculate for the y intercept, it is best to express the equation in slope intercept form:

y = mx + b

in this equation, mx stands for the gradient, which ive already highlighted remains 4x, and b stands for the y intercept (which we don't know yet).

y = 4x + b

what we have been given instead is the coordinates for the point this line crosses through (-2,-5) meaning when x = -2, y = -5.

Using this information, we can replace x and y in the equation:

-5 = 4(-2) + b

with consideration to the order of operations, it is important to solve the brackets first

-5 = -8 + b

now to get b by itself add 8 to both sides of the equation:

-5 + 8 = -8 + 8 + b

3 = b

now we remember from the slope intercept equation, b = the y intercept, so we can now solve the equation.

y = 4x + b

replace b with the number we solved for (3).

y = 4x + 3

this is the equation of the line that is parallel to y = 4x + 1, and passes through the point (-2, -5)

hope this helps :)

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