To answer this question, we need to remember that a line is parallel to another one if its slopes are the same. A line parallel to y = 3x + 8 must has a slope, m = 3.
Now, to find the parallel line, we can use the point-slope form of the line equation as follows:
1. The point for which the line passes through is (4, 5):
[tex]y-y_1=m(x-x_1)[/tex]
Then, we have:
(4, 5) ---> x1 = 4, y1 = 5
m = 3
[tex]y-5=3(x-4)\Rightarrow y-5=3x-12[/tex]
Then
[tex]y=3x-12+5\Rightarrow y=3x-7[/tex]
Therefore, the equation of the line parallel to y = 3x + 8 that passes through the point (4, 5) is y = 3x - 7.
