document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=164884>Question 164884</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of each line. Write the answer in slope-intercept form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The line is parallel to -3x + 2y = 9 and contains the point (-2 1)  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #121514 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=121514\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know that lines that are parallel have the same slopes.  So we must first write our equation in y=mx+b format to find the slope which is m in this equation.  re-writing our equation into theis format we add 3x to both sides and divide by 2 on both sides ending with y = 3/2x + 9/2 so our slope is 3/2. the formula for point slope is y-k = m(x-h) where (h,k) is any point on the line.  Our given point is (-2,1).  so substituting our know facts we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-1= 3/2(x-(-2))  which equals y-1=3/2(x+2)....multiply and simplyfy to y=mx+b format   y=3/2x +4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer:  y=3/2x +4 </SPAN>\n" );
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