SOLUTION: find the equation that pass through the point(-2,7) and is parallel to X-6y=3

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Question 371734: find the equation that pass through the point(-2,7) and is parallel to X-6y=3
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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x - 6y = 3 is the same as x - 3 = 6y same as %281%2F6%29x+-+1%2F2+=+y, which is in slope-intercept form. Thus the slope is 1/6. The equation of the required line is thus y+-+7+=+%281%2F6%29%28x%2B2%29.