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Find the equation of a line passing through (5.-6) parallel to 3x +5y = 7

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The equation of a line in the slope intercept form is expressed as

y = mx + c

Where

m represents slope

c represents y intercept

The equation of the given line is

3x + 5y = 7

5y = 7 - 3x

5y = - 3x + 7

y = - 3x/5 + 7/5

By comparing with the equation of the given line, slope of the given line is - 3/5

If two lines are parallel, it means that they have the same slope. This means that the slope of the line passing through (5, - 6) is - 3/5

We would determine the y intercept, c by substituting m = - 3/5, x = 5 and y = - 6 into the slope intercept equation. It becomes

- 6 = - 3/5 * 5 + c

- 6 = - 3 + c

c = - 6 + 3

c = - 3

By substituting m = - 3/5 and c = - 3, into the slope intercept equation, the equation of the line would be

y = - 3x/5 - 3

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