SOLUTION: State the equation of ANY line that is parallel to y = 5x + 1

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Question 1176944: State the equation of ANY line that is parallel to y = 5x + 1
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In y = mx + b,  m is the slope, b is the y-intercept.  Parallel lines will have equal slopes.




Any line with the equation  y = 5x + b    where +b+%3C%3E+1+ will be a different line that is parallel to y = 5x + 1.   So y = 5x + 7 is one example.