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Select the equation of the line parallel to the equation y = -2x - 7  that passes through the point (3, 1).

y = -2x + 7


y = -2x + 6


y = -2x - 2


y = 3x - 8

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Parellel would mean that it's the same slope, so it's one of the first three. Checking each of them individually, we see that the first one, when you plug in 3, results in 1, getting (3,1)!
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