document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=194052>Question 194052</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321269470/algebrahomeworkh>Introductory Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find an equation of the line that has the same y-intercept as the line x-3y=6 and contains the point (5,0)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the two-point form of the equation of a straight line.  The y-intercept of the given equation is 6, so the point of intersection with the y-axis is (0,6).  That gives you one of your points, and you are given the other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y - y_1 = \left(\frac{y_1 - y_2}{x_1 - x_2}\right)(x - x_1) \">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (x_1,y_1)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (x_2,y_2)\"> are the coordinates of your two points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y - 6 = \left(\frac{6 - 0}{0 - 5}\right)(x - 0) \">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do your own arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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