Given u = (2, -8) and v = (8, -2), what is u times v?
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Well, the first line has a slope of -3, and runs through 0, -1.
a line parallel to that one, will have the same exact slope of -3.
now, we know about this other parallel line that it runs through -3,1, and of course, since is parallel, it has a slope of -3
![\bf \begin{array}{ccccccccc} &&x_1&&y_1\\ &&(~ -3 &,& 1~) \end{array} \\\\\\ % slope = m slope = m\implies -3 \\\\\\ % point-slope intercept \stackrel{\textit{point-slope form}}{y- y_1= m(x- x_1)}\implies y-1=-3[x-(-3)] \\\\\\ y-1=-3(x+3) \implies y-1=-3x-9\implies y=-3x-8](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bccccccccc%7D%0A%26%26x_1%26%26y_1%5C%5C%0A%26%26%28~%20-3%20%26%2C%26%201~%29%0A%5Cend%7Barray%7D%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0A%25%20slope%20%20%3D%20m%0Aslope%20%3D%20%20m%5Cimplies%20-3%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0A%25%20point-slope%20intercept%0A%5Cstackrel%7B%5Ctextit%7Bpoint-slope%20form%7D%7D%7By-%20y_1%3D%20m%28x-%20x_1%29%7D%5Cimplies%20y-1%3D-3%5Bx-%28-3%29%5D%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0Ay-1%3D-3%28x%2B3%29%0A%5Cimplies%20%0Ay-1%3D-3x-9%5Cimplies%20y%3D-3x-8)
a line parallel to that one, will have the same exact slope of -3.
now, we know about this other parallel line that it runs through -3,1, and of course, since is parallel, it has a slope of -3