document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=224355>Question 224355</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line in point slope form that passes through (4,3) and is parallel to the line 3x - y = 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i go to a correspondance school and cant figure out how to do this. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #167618 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=167618\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation of the line in point slope form that passes through (4,3) and is parallel to the line 3x - y = 7. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Parallel lines have the same slope.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the slope, m, of 3x-y = 7 by putting it in slope-intercept form (that means solve for y).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 3x-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then use<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = mx+b with the point (4,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 = 3*4 + b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 3x-9<BR>\n" );
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