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Find the equation of a line parallel to y = (2/5)x - 6,875,390 passing through (-10, 6).

a) y = (2/5)x + 6,875,406
b) y = (2/5)x - 6
c) y = (2/5)x - 6,875,390
d) y = (2/5)x + 6

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Final answer:

The equation of a line parallel to y = (2/5)x - 6,875,390 passing through (-10, 6) is y = (2/5)x + 10.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the equation of a line parallel to y = (2/5)x - 6,875,390 that passes through (-10, 6), we use the fact that parallel lines have the same slope. The given equation has a slope of (2/5), which we'll use for our new line. We can then use the point-slope form of a line, y - y1 = m(x - x1), where (x1, y1) is our point (-10, 6) and m is the slope (2/5).

Substituting the known values, we get:

y - 6 = (2/5)(x + 10)

Distributing the slope through, we obtain:

y - 6 = (2/5)x + (2/5)*10

y - 6 = (2/5)x + 4

Adding 6 to both sides to solve for y, we get:

y = (2/5)x + 10

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