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Author: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards
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Chapter P, Problem 31RE
Finding Equations of Lines Find equations of the lines passing through (—-3,5) and having the following characteristics.
(a) Slope of
(b) Parallel to the line
(c) Perpendicular to the line
(d) Parallel to the y-axis
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