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Write the equation of the line that is parallel to the line 14x - 2y = 51 and goes through the point(3, -11)​

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ANSWER: y=7x-33

EXPLANATION: Parallel lines have the same slope but different y intercepts so first turn the eq of the first line into slope intercept form by subtracting -14x and dividing by -2, we get a slope of 7 and we know a parallel line has the same slope so y=7x+b, plug in the values of x and y in the coordinates and add like terms and we get b is equal to -33 so the equation is y=7x-33
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