document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=275838>Question 275838</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation of the line containing the given point and parallel to the given line.  Express you answer in the form of y=mx+b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7,8);x +8y=9.  The equation of the line is y=??? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1:  Determine the slope of the line represented by the given equation.  Put the given equation into slope-intercept form:  Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -x\"> to both sides, then multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \frac{1}{8}\">.  Once the given equation is in slope-intercept form, the slope of the line will be equal to the coefficient on <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2:  Use the point-slope form of the equation of a line, namely:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y\ -\ y_1\ =\ m(x\ -\ x_1) \">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_1,y_1\right)\"> are the coordinates of the given point and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large m\"> is the slope calculated in Step 1.  You can use the same slope number because parallel lines have equal slopes, in other words:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  L_1\ \parallel\ L_2 \ \ \Leftrightarrow\ \ m_1\ =\ m_2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3:  Once you have plugged in the values for the coordinates of the given point and for the calculated slope, solve the resulting equation for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\"> (similar to the process used to rearrange the equation in step 1) to put the desired equation into slope-intercept form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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