document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174857>Question 174857</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A quiz question concerning  finding an equation of a parallel line containing the points (2,-1) and parallel to the line 9x-3y=5. I found the slope of both lines to be -3. But their answer (which is y=-3x - 7) confused me.  How did they arrive at -7? I used  the Point-Slope Equation & Slope Intercept Equation. For example, using the point-slope equation: (y-y1)= m(x-x1)=(y-(-1)) = -3(x - 2). I cannot find how this results in a -7  (or y= -3x - 7) when you do the calculation. Please show me how. Thanks, Charlie </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129922 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><B>actuary(112)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=actuary><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=129922\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The equation for the given line is 9x-3y=5.  Rewriting this in standard form we have -3y=-9x+5 or\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       y =3x-5/3 so the slope is 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      For the line to be determined, using the point slope formula, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      y-(-1))=3*(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      This can be simplified to y-(-1)+(-1)) = 3x-6+(-1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      So the equation is y=3x-7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope that this helps </SPAN>\n" );
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