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Write an equation for the line that is parallel to the given line and that passes through the given point. y = –5x 3; (–6, 3

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Using the point- slope form: y-
y_(1) = m (x-
x_(1)
,
we know that parallel lines have the same slope or m value. The point given is our (
x_(1),
y_(1)).

y-3 = -5 (x-(-6))
y-3 = -5 (x+6)
y-3 = -5x-30
y-3+3 = -5x-30+3
y = -5x-27

User Tushar Shukla
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