document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313987>Question 313987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation of the line containing the given point and parallel to the given line y=mx+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2,7)x+8y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x+8y=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y=-x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x/8+9/8 (red line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This line has a slope=-1/8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The parallel line will also have a slope=-1/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=-1/8*2+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=-2/8+b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=7+1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=(28+1)/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=29/4 The Y intercept.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-x/8+29/4 (green line)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-x%2F8+%2B9%2F8%2C+-x%2F8+%2B29%2F4%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+300%2C+200%2C+-6%2C+5%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-x%2F8+%2B9%2F8%2C+-x%2F8+%2B29%2F4%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (graph 300x200 pixels, x from -6 to 5, y from -10 to 10, of TWO functions -x/8 +9/8 and -x/8 +29/4).  </SPAN>\n" );
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