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Find an equation of a line that is parallel to y = 5x - 21 and passes through the point (3, 7)

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Answer:

y=5x-8 is the parallel line that passes through the point (3,7)

Explanation:

Find the slope of the original line and use the point-slope formula y-y₁=m(x-x₁) to find the parallel line to y=5x-21, which if done correctly you should end up with y=5x-8

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