Math, asked by cferguson87, 5 hours ago

Write the equation of the line that is parallel to y = -1/2x-3 and passes through point (5, 2).​

Answers

Answered by shikshsha60
1

Answer:

I don't know but can I take points sorry

Answered by ItzYrSnowy
2

We know that the slope of the line is 4 units down for every 1 unit to the right, and that the line intercepts the y axis at 3. A parallel line will have a different y intercept but the same slope, so we already know that the equation must be  

y

=

4

x

+

b

, with b as the y intercept.

We also know that the line passes through point (-5,2). We can thus substitute x and y for -5 and 2 respectively, to find b.

2

=

(

4

2

)

+

b

Simplify the equation

2

=

8

+

b

Add 8 to both sides

10

=

b

b

=

10

y

=

4

x

+

10

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