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terms are on the same side of the equals sign, take the opposite of the coefficient on

and divide it by the coefficient on

to calculate the slope of the line represented by the given equation. Parallel lines have equal slopes. Use the point-slope form of an equation of a line:\r
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are the coordinates of the given point and

is the calculated slope.\r
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