Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem - 14.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Series - 14.2 Exercise Set - Page 903: 53

Answer

$y=-2x+10$

Work Step by Step

The slope-intercept equation of the line has form $y=ax+b.$ The line contains the point $(5,0)$ and is parallel to the line $2x+y=8$. Let's rewrite the last one in slope-intercept form: $y=-2x+8.$ Two lines are parallel to each other if they have the same slope. Therefore $a=-2$. Hence $y=-2x+b$. Let's use the condition with the point in order to determine $b$. $0=-2\cdot 5+b\Rightarrow b=10$ Our line's equation is: $$y=-2x+10$$
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