Question

What is an equation of the line that passes through the point (-1,-3)(−1,−3) and is parallel to the line 4x-y=24x−y=2?

Answer 1

4x - y = -1

Explanation:

If the new line is parallel to 4x - y = 24, then the equation of the new line has the same form but a different constant: 4x - y = C.

Substitute -1 for x and -3 for y. This results in: 4(-1) - (-3) = C, or

-4 + 3 = C. Thus, C = -1, and the equation of the new line is

4x - y = -1