Answer: a.

Step-by-step explanation
Given
• Goes through the point ( 2,4 ).
,
• Parallel to the line y = - 2x + 17.
Procedure
We can find the equation in the slope-intercept form:

where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
Considering that the slopes of parallel lines are the same, then our slope is m = –2:

Next, using the point given ( 2,4 ) we can find b by replacing the values in y and x, respectively, and solving for b:




Finally, replacing our results in the slope-intercept form we get:
