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Question 38066: Please help:
Find the equation of a line with parallel to y=8x-13 with y-intercept 9


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Answer by fractalier(2101) About Me  (Show Source):
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Parallel means having the same slope...
The slope of y = 8x - 13 is 8.
Since it goes thru (0, 9), we can use the point-slope form:
y - y1 = m(x - x1)
y - 9 = 8(x - 0)
y = 8x + 9