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what is the equation of the line that is parallel to the given line and passes through the point (2, 3)?

what is the equation of the line that is parallel to the given line and passes through-example-1
User MWinstead
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Answer: y = -1/2x + 4

Explanation:

If it’s parallel, the slope would be the same. The slope of the first line is -1/2 (down 1 unit, right 2 units)

Using the slope, the new line would pass through 4 on the y-axis (vertical line), so that’s where + 4 comes into the equation.

User Michael Babcock
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Answer:

x+2y=8

Explanation:

I just took the edg. test and got it correct :)

User Jonathan ANTOINE
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