SOLUTION: What is the equation of the line described below written in slope-intercept form? the line passing through point the origin, parallel to the line whose equation is y = -2x + 5

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Question 822231: What is the equation of the line described below written in slope-intercept form?
the line passing through point the origin, parallel to the line whose equation is y = -2x + 5

y = -2x
y = -x
y = x
y = 2x

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the only difference is that parallel lines have equal slopes, (as opposed to negative reciprocal slopes for perpendicular lines.)
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