document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=190701>Question 190701</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Happy Easter All, I am having a problem writing an equation containing a given  point and parallel. (4,9) x+4y=5, do you think you could help me? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #143172 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=143172\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> given point and parallel. (4,9) x+4y=5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the slope of the line.  To find the slope, m, put it into slope-intercept form, y = mx + b.  That means solve for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4y=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = -x + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-1/4)x + 5/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = -1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All lines parallel to this one will have the same slope.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then use <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-y1 = m*(x-x1) where (x1,y1) is the point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-9 = (-1/4)*(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-9 = (-1/4)x + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = (-1/4)x + 10 slope-intercept form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 4y = 40 standard form\r<BR>\n" );
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