SOLUTION: Find the equation in the form of y=mx+b through (3,-5), parallel to y=4x+3.

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Question 799418: Find the equation in the form of y=mx+b through (3,-5), parallel to y=4x+3.
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Parallel lines have identical slopes, so the slope of your desired line can be determined by inspection of the given equation.

Use the point-slope form:



where are the coordinates of the given point and is the observed slope. Solve for to convert to slope-intercept form.

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