SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line parallel to the line y = 2x - 3 which contains the point (1,3). Express answer in slope-intercept form.

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Question 323859: Find the equation of the line parallel to the line y = 2x - 3 which contains the point (1,3). Express answer in slope-intercept form.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Parallel lines have identical slopes.
THe slope of the first line is m=2
Use the slope-intercept form of a line,
y=mx%2Bb and use the point(1,3) to solve for b.
3=2%281%29%2Bb
b=1
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