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Find the equation of the line in point slope form that is parallel to y=3x-2 and passes through (-1,5)

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y = 3x - 2......slope here is 3. A parallel line will have the same slope

y - y1 = m(x - x1)
slope(m) = 3
(-1,5)....x1 = -1 and y1 = 5
now we sub
y - 5 = 3(x - (-1) =
y - 5 = 3(x + 1) <====
User Dinesh Venkata
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