Question

Parallel to the line 7x + 9y = 45; containing the point (9, 2)
I came up with 7x - 9y = 81 but Im not sure

Answer 1

show your work

Answer 2

Rick, if you have two parallel lines, their slopes are equal. the coefficients of x and y, which are 7 and 9, will stay the same.

Thus, take 7x + 9y = 45; delete the 45 and then substitute the coord. of the given point, (9,-2). What do you get?

Answer 3

Thanks that's all I needed to be sure of

Answer 4

Hopefully, you got 45. This question is a bit goofy because the "solution" is the given line itself. Nothing changed!

Answer 5

Excuse me! Ricki, not Rick.