document.write( "Question 221025: find the equation of the following lines, write the answer in slop-intercept form.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can see that the equation \"y=%283%2F7%29x-2\" has a slope \"m=3%2F7\" and a y-intercept \"b=-2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since parallel lines have equal slopes, this means that we know that the slope of the unknown parallel line is \"m=3%2F7\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's use the point slope formula to find the equation of the parallel line by plugging in the slope \"m=3%2F7\" and the coordinates of the given point .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-y%5B1%5D=m%28x-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the point slope formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-0=%283%2F7%29%28x-4%29\" Plug in \"m=3%2F7\", \"x%5B1%5D=4\", and \"y%5B1%5D=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%283%2F7%29%28x-4%29\" Simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%283%2F7%29x%2B%283%2F7%29%28-4%29\" Distribute\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%283%2F7%29x-12%2F7\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the equation of the line parallel to \"y=3%2F7x-2\" that goes through the point is \"y=%283%2F7%29x-12%2F7\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Graph of the original equation \"y=%283%2F7%29x-2\" (red) and the parallel line \"y=%283%2F7%29x-12%2F7\" (green) through the point .
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