Step-by-step explanation:
a general line equation is
y = ax + b
the slope of a line is always the factor of x (a).
it is expressed as ratio y/x indicating how many units y changes, when x changes a certain amount of units when going from one point to another.
so, here it is -5/4.
it says, when x changes by +4, then y changes by -5.
a parallel line must have the same slope. it just crosses the y-axis at a different point. and that is what b specifies in the equation. it tells us the y value when x = 0.
and we get it by using the point coordinates in the equation and then solve for b :
1 = -5/4 × -4 + b = (-5 × -4)/4 + b = 20/4 + b = 5 + b
b = -4
so, the full equation of the parallel line is
y = -5/4x - 4
