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Write an equation of the line that passes through the origin and

is parallel to the line whose equation is y = 3x - 7.

User HayrolR
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Answer:y = 3x

Explanation:

User Emir Kuljanin
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Answer:

y = 3x

Explanation:

Parallel lines have the same slope, so the slope of this new line will be the same as the given one.

For a line to pass through the origin it needs to have a y intercept of 0, because the origin is the point (0,0).

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