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Answer: [tex]\textsf{y = 5/7x + 51/7}[/tex]
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Given: [tex]\textsf{Goes through (1, 8) and is parallel to y = 5/7x + 7}[/tex]
Find: [tex]\textsf{Write an equation that follows that criteria}[/tex]
Solution: We know that our equation is going to parallel to the line that was given therefore the slope would stay the same at 5/7. We also have a point so we can plug in the values into the point-slope form, distribute, and solve for y.
Plug in the values
Distribute
Add 8 to both sides
Therefore, the final equation that follows the description that was provided in the problem statement is y = 5/7x + 51/7.