document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=214921>Question 214921</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780495017028/algebrahomeworkh>finite mathematics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the linear equation whose graph goes through (1/3, 0) and parallel to the line 6x - 2y = 11. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162381 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162381\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any parallel line to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x+-+2y+=+11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x+-+2y+=+11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > will be of the form <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x-2y=c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x-2y=c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where 'c' is any real number. So all you need to do is plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x-2y=c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x-2y=c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%281%2F3%29-2%280%29=2-0=2=c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%281%2F3%29-2%280%29=2-0=2=c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which would get you that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the equation parallel to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x+-+2y+=+11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x+-+2y+=+11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > that goes through (1/3, 0) is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x-2y=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x-2y=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: if you want the answer in slope-intercept form, simply solve for 'y' to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=3x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=3x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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