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What is the equation of a line PARALLEL to y = 1/3x – 4 that passes through (9, 8)?

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Answer:


y=(1)/(3) x+5

Explanation:

We know that since the equation of the line that we need to find has to be parallel, it must have the same slope. Also, the slope-intercept formula is:


y=mx+b

Plugging in the values we know:


8=(1)/(3) (9)+b

We solve for
b and get:


b=5.

So, the equation of our new line must be:


y=(1)/(3) x+5

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