SOLUTION: write the equation of a line that passes through the point(-1,3)and is parallel to the graph of y=2x-6

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Question 365809: write the equation of a line that passes through the point(-1,3)and is parallel to the graph of y=2x-6
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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The slope of the line has to be 2. By the point-slope form, the equation is y-3 = 2(x--1).
y-3 = 2(x+1),
y = 2x+2+3,
y = 2x+5.