Always rewrite the line in standard form.
\(\displaystyle Ax+By+C=0\) is standard form.
The line \(\displaystyle \bf{Ax+By-(Ax_0+By_0)=0}\) is parallel to the given line through \(\displaystyle \bf{(x_0,y_0)}\).
abel muroi, no, never write the line in standard form unless that is desired of the instructions.
Start with a point-slope form, or a slope-intercept form (if you can determine/solve for b.)
It's dim-witted to do elsewise.
And from your answer choices, they are, or are on the way to being slope-intercept forms.
Then, you can manipulate your equation if need be for one of the answer choices.
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