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What is an equation of a line that is parallel to the graph of 5x - y = 6

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Parallel means that they have the same slope. When one simplifies to slope-intercept form, the equation of the line becomes y = 5x + 6. The term 5x describes the slope. Some example equations include:
y = 5x - 4
y = 5x
y = 5x +3
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