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3. What is the equation of a line parallel to y = 7x – 8 that passes through (5,-2)?

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Answer:

y = 7x - 37

Explanation:

A line parallel to y = 7x - 8 will have the same slope: 7.

Thus,

Take x to be 5, y to be -2, m to be 7, and insert these values into

y = mx + b:

-2 = 7(5) + b, so that b = -37.

Then the desired equation is

y = 7x - 37.

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