document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=157835>Question 157835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of the line that is parallel to y= 3x-4 and passes through point (0,-3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lines that are parallel have the same slope.  The eqn is in slope-intercept form, y = mx+b, so the slope, m, is 3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, use the given point in the slope-intercept form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is the given point (0,-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y -(-3) = 3*(x - 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+3 = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3x - 3  slope-intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-y = 3  standard form<BR>\n" );
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