Asked by jrjty

4 5 6 7
What is the equation of the line that is parallel to the line y = x + 4 and passes through the point (6, 5)?

y = -1/3x + 3
y = -1/3x + 7

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Parallel lines have the same slope. The given line y = x + 4 has slope 1, so the parallel line has form y = x + b.
Plug in (6,5): 5 = 6 + b → b = −1.

Equation: y = x − 1.