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A line has the equation y = 1/3x - 5 . Find the equation of a parallel line passing through the point (3, 2).

User Ludovico
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Answer:

The answer is y=1/3x+1

Explanation:

y=mx+b

m=1/3

y-y=m(x-x1)

y-2=1/3(x-3)

y-2= 1/3x-1

+2 +2

y=1/3x+1

User Kelly Ethridge
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Answer: y=1/3x+1

Y needs to be changed in order to maintain parallelism.

Good Luck!

User Paul Stevens
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