document.write( "Question 173513This question is from textbook Essentials Algebra
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lines that are parallel have equal slopes. we need to write this equation in y=mx+b format to easily spot the slope m
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\n" ); document.write( "y=-2x+0...so slope is -2
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\n" ); document.write( "now we use the point slope formula
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\n" ); document.write( "y-(-3)=-2(x-1)
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\n" ); document.write( "y+3=-2x+2
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