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What is an equation of the line that passes through the point (5,1)(5,1) and is parallel to the line x+y=9x+y=9?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Use the point-slope formula.

y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) you have : x_1 =5 and y_1 =1

m the slope m= -1 (same slope for the line : x+y=9 because this lines are parallel and you can write y=-x+9

an equation for this line is : y-1 = -(x-5)

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