document.write( "Question 186572: I need help with this particular problem, I keep getting y=2/5x-1 but it is not correct, could someone give me a detailed way to solve this problem??\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Problem : The equation of a line that goes through the point (8,6) and is parallel to the line 2x+5y=5.\r
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I need help with this particular problem, I keep getting y=2/5x-1 but it is not correct, could someone give me a detailed way to solve this problem??
\n" ); document.write( "Problem : The equation of a line that goes through the point (8,6) and is parallel to the line 2x+5y=5.
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the slope of the line. Put it in slope-intercept form, which means solve for y.
\n" ); document.write( "2x+5y=5
\n" ); document.write( "5y = -2x + 5
\n" ); document.write( "y = (-2/5)x + 5 This is the slope-intercept form, y = mx + b. m is the slope.
\n" ); document.write( "m = -2/5
\n" ); document.write( "All lines parallel will have the same slope.
\n" ); document.write( "then use:
\n" ); document.write( "y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is the point
\n" ); document.write( "y-6 = (-2/5)*(x-8)
\n" ); document.write( "y-6 = (-2/5)x + 16/5
\n" ); document.write( "y = (-2/5)x + 46/5 slope-intercept form
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\n" ); document.write( "2x + 5y = 46 standard form \n" ); document.write( "
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