Question

58 POINTS!!! The line contains the point (8,2) and is parallel to a line with a slope of -2/3 The equation of the line is

Answer 1

Slope intercept form: y = mx + b

Parallel lines have the same slope, so the slope is -2/3.

We can solve using point slope form.

y - 2 = -2/3(x - 8)

y - 2 = -2/3x + 16/3

y = -2/3x + 22/3

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Answer 2

The answer is

`y = - (2)/(3) x + (22)/(3)`

Explanation:

Equation of a line is y = mx + c

where

m is the slope

c is the y intercept

Since the lines are parallel their slope are also the same

So the slope of parallel line = - 2/3

So the equation of the line containing the point (8 , 2) and slope - 2/3 is

`y - 2 = - (2)/(3) (x - 8) \\ y - 2 = - ( 2)/(3) x + (16)/(3) \\ y = - (2)/(3) x + (16)/(3) + 2`

We have the final answer as

`y = - (2)/(3) x + (22)/(3)`

Hope this helps you