SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line parallel to 10x + 21y = 15 and passing through the point (0,18).

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Question 491913: Find the equation of the line parallel to 10x + 21y = 15 and passing through the point (0,18).
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Find the equation of the line parallel to 10x + 21y = 15 and passing through the point (0,18)
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Given line
10x + 21y = 15
21y=-10x+15
slope m=-10
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Parallel line
slope=-10
equation:
y=-10x+b
solving for b using coordinates of given point (0,18)
18=0+b
b=18
equation:
y=-10x+18