document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205869>Question 205869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A straight line L passes though the point (0, -1) and is parallel to the straight line y=3x+1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.	Write down the equation of the straight line L.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii.	Given that L passes through the point (2,b) find the value of b.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope, m, of the line y=3x+1 is 3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i. Write down the equation of the straight line L.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-y1 = m*(x-x1) (x1,y1) is the point (0,-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+1 = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3x-1 is the line L.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii. Given that L passes through the point (2,b) find the value of b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 5 = b<BR>\n" );
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