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Write the equation of a line that is parallel to y = -1 and that passes through the point (8, -4)

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Explanation:

y = 0x - 1.

Slope of the line = 0.

A line that is parallel to the original line must have the same slope, which is 0.

y = 0x + c.

When x = 8, y = -4.

-4 = 0(8) + c. So c = -4.

Hence the equation of the parallel line is y = -4.

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