SOLUTION: Find the equation of the line that contains the point and is parallel to the line  2x−3y=5

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Question 1074197: Find the equation of the line that contains the point and is parallel to the line 
2x−3y=5

Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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What point? You gave no point.

You would have some known point to be on the line to be found. Let that point be (p,r).

To be parallel to 2x-3y=5, the left side expression will not be changed. Only the term on the right side will change.

2x-3y=2%2Ap-3%2Ar