SOLUTION: find the equation of a line passing through the point (5, 3) and parallel to the line y=-3

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Question 731527: find the equation of a line passing through the point (5, 3) and parallel to the line y=-3
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Any line parallel to y = -3 will be of the form y = k, where k is any number.

In this case, k has to be 3 since y = 3 goes through the point (5,3). Basically all points on the line y = 3 have a y coordinate of 3.

So the answer is y = 3