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What is the equation of the line that is parallel to the

given line and passes through the point (-3,2)

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Answer:

Explanation:

A parallel line will have the same slope as the reference line. In this case, I don't see the "given line" as promised in the question. If it does appear, and it looks like y = 5x + 3, for example, the slope is 5 and the new line will have the same slope.

If this slope is correct, we can start the equation for the parallel line that goes through point (-3,2) by starting with:

y = 5x + b

We need a value of b that forces the line to go through point (-3,2). We can do that by using the given point in the equation and solving for b:

y = 5x + b

2 = 5(-3) + b

b = 17

The parallel line to y=5x+3 is

y = 5x + 17

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What is the equation of the line that is parallel to the given line and passes through-example-1
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