document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=203015>Question 203015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of the line containing the given points and parallel to the given line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7, -8); 6x-7y=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation of the line is y= ?????? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the given equation for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\">, that is put it into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y = mx + b\"> form.  Then determine the slope of the given line by inspection of the coefficient on <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Knowing the slope of the given line will tell you the slope of the parallel line, because:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  L_1 \parallel L_2 \ \ \Leftrightarrow\ \ m_1 = m_2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that you have the slope of the desired line, you can use that and the given point in the point-slope form to derived the desired equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) \">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_1,y_1\right)\"> is the given point and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large m\"> is the slope determined above.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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