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1. Write the equation of a line parallel to y = -2x + 10 that passes through point (2, 4). ​

1. Write the equation of a line parallel to y = -2x + 10 that passes through point-example-1
User Rjkaplan
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Answer:

y - 4= -2(x - 2)

Explanation:

(This answer is in point slope form, if you need the answer in a different form like slope intercept, you would have to distribute the negative 2 and bring the negative 4 to the right side.)

So, you know the line is parallel to the equation y= -2x + 10. We know that parallel lines must have the same slope, so the answer will have a slope of negative 2. Because they have given you a point that the line passes through, we are going to put the answer in point slope form. we know a point and we know the slope, hence it is called point-slope.

Point slope form is y - y₁ = m(x - x₁). The m stands for the slope, and the x₁ and y₁ is where you will plug in the x and y coordinates (2,4) .

So to plug in the numbers into point slope form it would be y - 4 = -2 (x - 2). hope this helped :)

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