SOLUTION: write an equation in slope intercept form for a line containing (4,2) that is parallel to the line y-2=3(x+7)

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Question 703034: write an equation in slope intercept form for a line containing (4,2) that is parallel to the line y-2=3(x+7)
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Parallel lines have identical slopes. Calculate the slope of the given line and then use the point-slope form:



where are the coordinates of the given point and is the calculated slope.

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