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What is the parallel slope for the linear equation y+5=3 (x-6)

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The parallel slope is 3

To get the parallel slope, we will need to express the equation in the standard form

The standard form is;


y\text{ = mx + b}

where m is the slipe and b is the y-intercept

Rewrting the equation, we have;


\begin{gathered} y\text{ + 5 = 3x - 18} \\ y\text{ = 3x-18-5} \\ y\text{ = 3x - 23} \end{gathered}

What we have here is that the slope is 3

Parallel lines have equal slopes

What this mean is that the parallel slope is 3

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