document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143646>Question 143646</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16: What is the equation of the line through point (3, 2) and parallel to a line with slope 2? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #104545 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=zephyr><B>zephyr(9)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=zephyr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=104545\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For this type of problem, you first make the slope into a fraction. Like this <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, the 2/1 equals the numerator on the other side, you put y - (the y). So for this problem it would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And for the denominator (for the other fraction), you put x- (the x). Again, it would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your equation should look like <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F1=%28y-2%29%2F%28x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F1=%28y-2%29%2F%28x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you multiply the denominator (of the right side) by the left side, as shown below. <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2F1%29%28x-3%29=%28%28y-2%29%2F%28x-3%29%29%28x-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2F1%29%28x-3%29=%28%28y-2%29%2F%28x-3%29%29%28x-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which simplifies to <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-6=y-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-6=y-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And all you have to do now is add or subtract the number next to y. So that would look like <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-6%2B2=y-2%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-6%2B2=y-2%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><Br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "which simplifies to <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x-4=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x-4=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and that's your answer!<BR>\n" );
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