SOLUTION: Write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form of the line that is parallel to y= 8/5x + 88/5 and passes through (-6,17)?

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Question 48968: Write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form of the line that is parallel to y= 8/5x + 88/5 and passes through (-6,17)?
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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Parallel to that line means that the slope is 8/5.
y+-+y1+=+M%28x+-+x1%29
y+-+17+=+%288%2F5%29%28x+%2B+6%29
y+-+17+=+8x%2F5+%2B+48%2F5
y+=+8x%2F5+%2B+133%2F5 or y+=+1.6x+%2B+26.6