SOLUTION: what is the line parallel to the line y=5x-12 and passing through the point (-2,-6)?

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Question 334557: what is the line parallel to the line y=5x-12 and passing through the point (-2,-6)?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Parallel lines have identical slopes.
Your first line has a slope of 5.
Use the slope-intercept form of a line,
y=5x%2Bb
Use the point (-2,-6) to determine b.
-6=5%28-2%29%2Bb
-6=-10%2Bb
b=4
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