Question 109869
Anything that is parallel to the x axis has a slope of 0 (ie m=0). So the equation 



{{{y=mx+b}}}


becomes 


{{{y=0x+b}}}===>{{{y=b}}}



Now just substitute in {{{y=8/5}}} to get {{{b=8/5}}}



So the equation parallel to the x axis going through (-17/3, 8/5) is 


{{{y=8/5}}}