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Write the equation of a line that goes through the point ( 2, - 2 ) and is parallel to the line y = 2x - 11.

Write the equation of a line that goes through the point ( 2, - 2 ) and is parallel-example-1
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We will have that the equation will be:


\begin{gathered} y-(-2)=2(x-2)\Rightarrow y+2=2x-4 \\ \\ \Rightarrow y=2x-6 \end{gathered}

So, the equation of that line is:


y=2x-6

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