Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 3 - Parallel and Perpendicular Lines - Chapter Review - Page 210: 45

Answer

$$y-2=8(x+6)$$

Work Step by Step

We know that if the slope of two lines are the same, they are parallel. Thus, we find the slope of the given line and plug in the given point into the point-slope equation for a line, which is: $$y_2-y_1=m(x_2-x_1)$$ The slope is 8, so: $$y-2= 8(x+6)$$
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