5 45 write an equation of the line parallel to y 8x 1 that c

5. 45, write an equation of the line parallel to y 8x- 1 that contains (-6, 2)

Solution

The equation can be written as 8x - y - 1 = 0

A line parallel to this would be of the form 8x - y + C = 0, where C is the constant.

To calculate C, we put x = -6 and y = 2 . Therefore (8 * -6) - (2 * 1) + C = 0 or C = 50

Therefore the equation of the line is 8x + y + 50 = 0