document.write( "Question 30654: (8,-5);-5x-4y=3 \r
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(8,-5)
\n" ); document.write( "-5x-4y=3
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for y
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-5x-4y=3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-4y=5x%2B3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y=+-5x%2F4-3%2F4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Parallel means same slope. plug in slope and points and solve for b.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y=mx%2Bb+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-5=%28-5%2F4%29%288%29%2Bb+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+-5+=+-10+%2B+b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5+=+b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Plug slope and b back into y=mx+b
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y=mx%2Bb+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+y=%28-5%2F4%29x+%2B5+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"+graph%28+300%2C+300%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-5x%2F4-3%2F4%2C+%28-5%2F4%29x+%2B5+%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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