SOLUTION: (2,8);x+5y=8 Write an equation of the line containing the given point and parallel to the given line. Express your answer in the form y=mx+b ​(Type an equation. Type yo

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Question 1065258: (2,8);x+5y=8
Write an equation of the line containing the given point and parallel to the given line. Express your answer in the form y=mx+b
​(Type an equation. Type your answer in​ slope-intercept form. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the equation. Simplify your​ answer.)

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A parallel line would have the same left hand side and different right hand side.
x%2B5y=D
Use the point to solve for D.
2%2B5%288%29=D
D=2%2B40
D=42
So,
x%2B5y=42
5y=-x%2B42
y=-x%2F5%2B42%2F5
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