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Find the equation of the line in the $x y$ -plane that contains the point (-4,-5) and that is parallel to the line $y=-2 x+3$.
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The given line is in the slope-intercept form, which is y = mx + b, where m is the slope. In this case, the slope of the given line is -2. Show more…
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