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What is the equation of the line that is parallel to the given line and has an x -intercept of negative 3 ?

A
y is equal to 2 thirds x plus 3
B
y is equal to negative 3 halves x plus 2
C
y is equal to negative 3 halves x plus 3
D
y is equal to 2 thirds x plus 2
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What is the equation, in point-slope form, of the line that is parallel to the given line and passes through the point open paren negative 3 comma 1 close paren ?

A
y minus 1 is equal to 3 halves times open paren x plus 3 close paren
B
y minus 1 is equal to 2 thirds times open paren x plus 3 close paren
C
y minus 1 is equal to negative 2 thirds times open paren x plus 3 close paren
D
y minus 1 is equal to negative 3 halves times open paren x plus 3 close paren
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Which equations represent the line that is parallel to 3 x minus 4 y is equal to 7 and passes through the point open paren negative 4 comma negative 2 close paren ? Choose two correct answers.

A
4 x minus 3 y is equal to negative 3
B
y is equal to negative 3 fourths x plus 1
C
y plus 2 is equal to 3 fourths times open paren x plus 4 close paren
D
y minus 2 is equal to negative 3 fourths times open paren x minus 4 close paren
E
3 x minus 4 y is equal to negative 4
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What is the equation of the line that is parallel to the line 5 x plus 2 y is equal to 12 and passes through the point open paren negative 2 comma 4 close paren ?

A
y is equal to 2 fifths x minus 1
B
y is equal to negative 5 halves x plus 5
C
y is equal to negative 5 halves x minus 1
D
y is equal to 2 fifths x plus 5
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What is the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y minus 1 is equal to 4 times open paren x plus 3 close paren and passes through the point open paren 4 comma 32 close paren ?

A
y is equal to 4 x plus 16
B
y is equal to 4 x minus 16
C
y is equal to negative 1 fourth x plus 36
D
y is equal to negative 1 fourth x plus 33
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Which equations represent the line that is perpendicular to the line 5 x minus 2 y is equal to negative 6 and passes through the point open paren 5 comma negative 4 close paren ? Choose three correct answers.

A
2 x plus 5 y is equal to negative 10
B
y is equal to negative 2 fifths x minus 2
C
2 x minus 5 y is equal to negative 10
D
y plus 4 is equal to negative 2 fifths times open paren x minus 5 close paren
E
y minus 4 is equal to 5 halves times open paren x plus 5 close paren
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A given line has the equation 10 x plus 2 y is equal to negative 2 What is the equation, in slope-intercept form, of the line that is parallel to the given line and passes through the point open paren 0 comma 12 close paren ?

A
5 x plus y is equal to negative 1
B
5 x plus y is equal to 12
C
y is equal to negative 5 x plus 12
D
y minus 12 is equal to 5 times open paren x minus 0 close paren
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What is the equation of the line that is parallel to the given line and passes through the point open paren negative 3 comma 2 close paren ?

A
3 x minus 4 y is equal to negative 20
B
3 x minus 4 y is equal to negative 17
C
4 x plus 3 y is equal to negative 2
D
4 x plus 3 y is equal to negative 6
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What is the equation of the line that is parallel to the given line and passes through the point (−4,−6) ?

A
y is equal to negative 4
B
x is equal to negative 4
C
y is equal to negative 6
D
x is equal to negative 6

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