Please help me, I've been having trouble with this question.

Find an equation of the line that passes through the point (-2, 2) and is parallel to the line 2x - 4y - 8 = 0
Thank you.

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Please help me, I've been having trouble with this question.

Find an equation of the line that passes through the point (-2, 2) and is parallel to the line 2x - 4y - 8 = 0
Thank you.

campbell_st · Answer

rewrite the parallel line in slope intercept form 

y = 1/2 x - 2

whats the slope of the line...?

anonymous · Answer

I did that but I don't know what next to do. I plotted the (-2, 2) and I simplified 2x -4y - 8 = 0 to the slope intercept eqation. I don't know what's missing. @campbell_st

anonymous · Answer

Wouldn't the slope be 1/2?

campbell_st · Answer

ok so I've written the parallel line equation in slope intercept for above. 

Can you tell me the slope of the line... you don't need to graph it...

anonymous · Answer

The slope is 1/2, I hope i'm correct. Otherwise, I do not know.

campbell_st · Answer

yep.... thats correct... 

the the slope intercept for of an equation is 

y = mx + b

you know m is 1/2 

so 

its 

y = 1/2 x + b

to find b use the point. Substitute x = 2 and y = 2 into the equation to find b

anonymous · Answer

That makes sense! Thanks a lot! Really appreciate it :)