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What is the equation of a line that contains the point (2,1) and is parallel to the line y=3x-4

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Let the line that contains the point (2,1) be x.
Slope of the line y=3x-4 is 3
Since line y=3x-4 is parallel to x, the slope of x is also 3.


(y - 1)/(x - 2) = 3 \\ y - 1 = 3x - 6 \\ - 3x + y + 5 = 0
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