document.write( "Question 261846: Find an equation of the line that has the same y-intercetp as the line x-3y=6 and contains the point (5,-1). \n" ); document.write( "

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-intercept of a line represented by a two-variable equation is the point

where

is the value of

when

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in your equation and calculate the resulting value of

so that you can determine the point

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Once you have done that, you will have two points on the desired line -- the one you just derived and the given point

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