document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176418>Question 176418</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please answer my question: write the equation of a line that is parallel to y = 2/3x - 2 and passes through (2,1), in slope-intercept form.....thankyou, please answer my question </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131520 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131520\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Parallel lines have slopes that are identical. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your first line is in slope-intercept form.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Its slope is 2/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the equation of the second line, use the point-slope form of a line,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y-1=%282%2F3%29%28x-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y-1=%282%2F3%29%28x-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Re-arrange the equation to slope-intercept form,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Graph the lines to verify the solution.<BR>\n" );
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