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Find the equation of the line through (-5,4) which is parallel to the line y=-x+6.
Give your answer in the form y=mx+b

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MrRoyal

Answer:

[tex]y = -x -1[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Passed through (-5,4)

Parallel to: y=-x + 6

Required

Determine the line equation

If it is parallel to: y=-x + 6, then it means that they have the same slope.

A linear equation y = mx + b has the slope m.

So, by comparison of y = mx + b  to y = -x + 6

[tex]m = -1[/tex]

The line equation is then calculated as:

[tex]y=m(x - x_1) + y_1[/tex]

Where

[tex]m = -1[/tex]

[tex](x_1,y_1) = (-5,4)[/tex]

So:

[tex]y = -1(x - (-5)) + 4[/tex]

[tex]y = -1(x +5) + 4[/tex]

[tex]y = -x -5 + 4[/tex]

[tex]y = -x -1[/tex]

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