document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163215>Question 163215</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I only have two Question. I do not understand how to \"write an equation in a standard form for a line containing the point (2,3) and parallel to the following lines:\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2x-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried but have not prevailed. If I could get help that would be AWESOME...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Textbook: Algebra 1 0-052217-x Chapter 5.6 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #120283 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=120283\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Line #1: x+y=1 or y=-x+1 this line has a slope=-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2x-3 this line has a slope=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No matter what line you have through (2,3) it won't be parallel to both these lines because they are not parallel.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However is you want a line that is parallel to each line then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x+1 (red line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=-(2)+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=-2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=5 thus the parallel line is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x+5 (green line).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-x+%2B1%2C+-x+%2B5%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-x+%2B1%2C+-x+%2B5%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions -x +1 and -x +5). <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=2x-3 (red line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=2*2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3=4+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=-1 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x-1 (green line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+2x+%2B3%2C+2x+-1%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+2x+%2B3%2C+2x+-1%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions 2x +3 and 2x -1). \r<BR>\n" );
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