Which of the following equations represents the line passing through the point (3, -5) and is parallel to the line containing the points (1, 4) and (3, -2)?

Respuesta :

Answer:

y = -3x + 4

Step-by-step explanation:

Parallel lines have the same slope. First calculate the slope of the line through (1,4) and (3,-2).

[tex]m = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}= \frac{4--2}{1-3} =\frac{6}{-2}=-3[/tex]

For the parallel line, subsitute m = -3 and (3,-5) into the point slope form:

y - - 5= -3 (x-3)

y + 5 = -3(x-3)

y + 5 = -3x + 9

y = -3x + 4