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What is an equation of the line that is parallel to y = 3x-8 and passes

through the point (4,-5)?

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Parallel lines have equal slopes, so the slope of the line we want to find is 3.

Substituting into point-slope form,


y+5=3(x-4)\\\\y+5=3x-12\\\\\boxed{y=3x-17}

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