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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, 3eElementary and Intermediate Algebra, 3e   ISBN: 9780073533490   Author: Mark Dugopolski  Citation Generator  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the equation of each line.  Write each answer in slope-intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line is parallel to -3x+2y=9 and contains the point (-2,1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122325 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=122325\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when lines are parallel they have equal slopes. first we must write this in slope intercept form which is y=mx+b  so 2y=3x+9 divide by 2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=3/2x+9/2  slope is 3/2  so based on the formula y-k=m(x-h) where (h,k) is any point on the line ours being (-2,1)  we have y-1=3/2(x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-1=3/2x+3 set to slope intercept form is y=3/2x+4 </SPAN>\n" );
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