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Find the equation of the line that passes through the point (3,5) and is parallel to the equation of the line y=2×-5



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Answer:

y=2x-1

Explanation:

Since it is parallel to y=2x-5, they have the same slope of 2.

Now you're going to plug the point and slope into the following equation: y-(y value of point) = slope ×(x-(x value of point))

y-5= 2 (x-3)

Now you simplify:

y-5=2x -6

y=2x-1

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