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What is the equation in slope-intercept form of a line that is parallel to y=2x+5 and passes through the point (2, 8)?

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Answer:

The answer is Y=2x + 4

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What is the equation in slope-intercept form of a line that is parallel to y=2x+5 and-example-1
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Answer:

y=2x+4

Explanation:

slope=2 as parallel lines have the same slope

y=2x+b , if x=2 then y=8 , so 2x2+b=8

so, b=4

Therefore the equation is y=2x+4

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