SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line which contains the point (-2,3) and is parallel to the line 3x+5y=17. (write the numerical coefficient of each term to complete the required equation)

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Question 1118864: Find the equation of the line which contains the point (-2,3) and is parallel to the line 3x+5y=17. (write the numerical coefficient of each term to complete the required equation)
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Any line parallel to the given line with equation 3x+5y=17 will be of the form 3x+5y=C where C is some constant.

To find the line of that form that contains the point (-2,3), simply substitute those x and y values in the equation:

3%28-2%29%2B5%283%29+=+-6%2B15+=+9

The equation you are looking for is 3x+5y=9.