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Find the equation of the line that has a y-intercept of 6 and is parallel to y= -1/2x+2

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Equation of a line is given by y = mx + c; where m is the slope and c is the y-intercept.
Parallel lines has equal slopes.
Line y = -1/2x + 2 has a slope of -1/2

Required equation is y = -1/2x + 6
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