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A given line has the equation 10x + 2y = −2.

What is the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line that is parallel to the given line and passes through the point (0, 12)?

y = (______)x + 12

User ZAlbee
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Parallel means same slope.
10x + 2y = -2
2y = -10x - 2
y = -5x - 1

Slope = -5

y = -5x + 12
User Ashish Choudhary
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