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write the equation of the line with the following conditions: Parallel to 2x - y = -3 through (2, -1)

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2x - y = -3
y =2x + 3 so slope = 2
parallel so it has same slope = 2

passing thru (2,-1)
y = mx + b
-1 = 2(2) + b
b = -5

equation
y = 2x - 5
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